Forcing a clean install of iTunes : Windows 7

I have never has any problems installing updates to iTunes, but now I have reached my breaking point after wasting countless hours trying to get the latest version (freshly downloaded) of iTunes to install. Bottom line. it should not have to be this hard to install an app!! I have spent hours at this, and am completely exhausted..
Out of the blue , I am suddenly getting install errors such as Error Getting file security Get Last Error 5, and Procedure entry point errors, DLL files not found, etc Why? Where is this all coming from.? I have goggled and read many "solutions" and workarounds which take you to the bowels of Windows...making changes to security, and owners and manually deleting dlls etc. but nothing works.
I have installed and uninstalled and re installed, and removed and repaired and ran as administrator a dozen times. I am exhausted. This is all really nonsense. Who has time for this??
Is there any sure fire way to force a clean install of iTunes so that it works?
I am all out of options. Any help would be appreciated.

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
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One of the guys at apple support suggested I do this after I upgraded itunes - now it shuts itself down after 2 seconds !!!
When is apple going to fix this ?

Is there something Apple needs to fix? While you and a handful of other people are having problems there are millions of others who do not come here and post simply because they are not having problems. Given the complexity of computers there is likely some small file that is not being installed properly or there is something else you have installed that is conflicting with other software, or your computer file management is having problems and something is not where it should be.
First, I would check if it is really a problem with the application. You do not provide details on what is happening so it is hard to help. Try starting itunes in Safe Mode:
iTunes Safe Mode - http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20090915214613484
iTunes: Troubleshooting issues with third-party iTunes plug-ins - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3430 - hold down the Option and Command keys (on Mac OS X) or holding down the Shift and Control keys (on Windows) while opening iTunes
If that doesn't help (short-term), restart normally but hold down the option key and make a new, blank library. If itunes starts that way then you have a corrupt library file and it will need to be rebuilt (more information later if that is indeed the issue).
If you're determined to reinstall itunes, I don't know if this works with Lion since I believe they really tied itunes into the operating system rather than leaving it as an independent application, but try dragging the iTunes application in your Application folder to the trash, then empty the trash. Back up your computer before installing any new software. If the update does something you don't like this is the only way to revert.
Verify your hard drive with Disk Utility's First Aid. If it reports problems then that has to be dealt with before you do anything else.
Use Disk Utility to repair permissions.
Download the update from Apple. Some of us don't use Software Update to actually update, just so we know the installer file is safe and sound on our computers for use.
Install the update.
Repair permissions again.
Restart your computer.
There are also preferences files that could be the issue. Those are hidden from you in Lion and again, it's a separate post on how to deal with those.

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Numerous attempts at a clean install of iTunes have failed. I am running Win7 64 bit on a Toshiba L series Satellite w/8G RAM and 100 G HDD space. Error message was (-42404), but following a complete (recommended) uninstall am now getting "Error 7". The prior uninstall included the establishment of administrator rights to files and folders left in the Apple folder after running the uninstaller, and successfully removing ALL visible and hidden Apple files and folders.
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You must uninstall iTunes 8 before installing the previous version.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
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Clean Install of Preloaded Windows 8 on HDD to SSD (MSI GX60)

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I recently ordered a MSI GX60 off ExcaliberPC. I haven't gotten it yet but my plan is to install a new 2.5" Cosair Force 3 120 GB SSD making it my primary hard drive and transferring the HDD to a secondary bay. I would want to use the same Windows 8 product key that came with the lappy obviously. Reason why I'm not doing a clone is because I heard that there might be some performance issues. Also want to remove all the bloatware and crapware that came with it.
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Quote from: nathan.risto on 07-September-13, 23:31:42
I'm trying to do a clean install of windows 8 myself and I too am confused about the license being embedded. How do I get the license for my laptop? I installed Win8 clean and now I can't seem to get it to activate.
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Lion clean install broke existing windows xp bootcamp partition

Hi all,
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Clean install of iTunes???

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I would like to clean install iTunes 7.x over iTunes 8.x. How would i do this?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
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Clean Install and iTunes

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If you back up the whole iTunes folder including the iTunes Library files you'll be saving everything. Your ratings etc. are store in the library files, I can't speak for the phone, I presume the phone data is also in the library file but since I don't own one I can't say for sure:
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Why do i always get a message saying that the when trying to dowload the software update for iphone 4? it is a brand new handset and a clean install of itunes.

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also just a random one, the usb lead i have got for my new phone doesnt seem very durable...and i know my last usb lead went funny, and ive seen friends who have had to resort in wire tape....does anyone know if the usb lead is covered by the warrenty?

You might find this article helpful: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694
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ITunes Clean Install

I've had in my notes for quite a while a procedure to do a thorough uninstall and clean install of iTunes. Apparently, this procedure was " based on Apple Support article HT1926" and was good for Windows XP.
Basically, the process was to uninstall all Apple-related programs, delete some left over folders in C:\Program Files, delete all the temp files, and then use an installer cleanup utility. Originally, the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility was suggested, but after Microsoft deprecated this, we switched to suggesting Revo Uninstaller. And now Microsoft has the "Installer/Uninstaller Troubleshooter" (and I have no idea whether this tool will help with respect to cleaning up after iTunes).
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I recently upgraded to iOS 7 and iTunes 11.1 and iTunes kept crashing immediately on opening. It took me a while of uninstalling, cleaning, rebooting, and finally starting iTunes in Safe Mode before I got things working properly ... but I don't know what the exact problem was or a systematic way to deal with similar problems when advising others.

Hello Peter
Nothing out of the ordinary, but there is an article that will go over with Windows 7 uninstallation.
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I previously had a problem with my Laptop dying randomly you can read about it in the thread entitled Computer dies Randomly (Battery also dead) click to view
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I am pretty sure that everything else is working fine now, just that button not working is very annoying, is there a set routing of installs you must do to get everything working, i.e. bios 1st audio 2nd system update 3rd etc...
Please help, I hope I have helped you...
Message Edited by DrunkenNinja on 05-07-2008 03:38 AM
Message Edited by DrunkenNinja on 05-07-2008 03:38 AM
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Ok first everything works now... except the Lenovo Care button, I just posted the other stuff cause it might help other members, I have searched the forum for an anwser to this problem but there was only one anwser (suggesting to uninstall the driver restart and re-install it) and it did not result in a working Lenovo Care button...
I don't beleive the Lenovo keyboad drivers are in any way related to the Service pack 3 as they do not use the Service pack files, to back this up I also had the same problem when Service Pack 2 was installed...
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