Hanging on "Accessing iTunes Store"

As the subject entails, everytime I try to navigate somewhere besides the main page, iTunes just lags and refuses to go anywhere else. I am even unable to go back to the home page. I wanna buy songs Apple! Does anyone know a fix to this problem?

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How can I prevent iTunes 10.5.2.11 64bit on Win7 64bit hanging while "Accessing iTunes Store"

Recently iTunes has started to hang on open on my win7 64 bit system. It attempts to access the itunes store before I can do anything else, and simply hangs. I can't proceed past this point, so can't configue any options such as deauthorising then reauthorising the computer, for example. I have completed some basic troubleshooting steps e.g. disable firewall software temporarily, confirm network access from this and other systems, remove and reinstall itunes, perform repair installations, etc. But to no avail. It seeems to be a pretty common problem, with the commonly offered resolution of the deauth / auth I mention above. Does anyone have a fix? Or, is there a way to configure itunes preferences outside of itunes? Perhaps I can deauth / auth there to see if it will resolve the issue? (I can't deauthorise all my computers as I have recently performed this previously, i.e. inside the (three month) window0. I may have to call apple support for assistace to resolve this, but trying to avoid this as there is often a bit of a lag there.
Thanks for reading.
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If you are still having these type of problems after trying the winsock reset and are running any kind of net monitoring software like Bsecure, Net Nanny, AVG Family Safety, Safe Eyes, Covenant Eyes, Norton Online Security etc... I would suggest that you try uninstalling said software and reinstalling iTunes 10.5 to see if that corrects the issue.
Refer to article TS4123. Follow the step to identify which software in your system is the culprit and uninstall it.
iTunes 10.5 for Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store
Last Modified: November 28, 2011
Article: TS4123
Symptoms
You may notice the following symptoms after installing iTunes 10.5 for Windows:
iTunes is slow to respond
Windows is slow to respond
iTunes stops responding when backing up or syncing with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Some processes installed by iTunes are using up a lot of resources in the Windows Task Manager.
iTunes Store looks empty and white as shown below:
Products Affected
iTunes Store, iTunes 10 for Windows
Resolution
Look for modifications to Windows by:
Running MSINFO32 by choosing either Start > Run, or using the search box to search for
Once it is open, expand Components and then expand Network.
Click Protocol. The first value should look like this:
However, if you find a value that is more like this, it indicates that there's an LSP (Layered Service Provider) monitoring your computer:
"<LSP Info>" is variable and may specifically mention a software suite, or appear to be a meaningless acronym
Scroll through the list on the right and look for any LSPs that have been installed by third-party software. By default, the Windows OS will have 10 values:
MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]
MSAFD Tcpip [UDP/IP]
RSVP UDP Service Provider
RSVP TCP Service Provider
MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
The value above repeated 5 times with additional variables at the end
Note:811259.Once you've identified the third-party LSPs, determine which software placed them there. Here is a partial list of LSPs you might run into and the software that may have placed it there:
Product or Manufacturer
LSP Name
Bigfoot Networks
BfLLR over [MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IPv6]]
ByteMobile, Inc.
BMI over [MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]]
Covenant Eyes
Covenant Eyes Monitoring over [MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]]
PC Tools / Spyware Doctor
PCTOOLS over [MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]]
SafeEyes
Internet Content Filter over [MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]]
SpeedBit Video Accelerator
SBLSP over [MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]]
VMWare
VMCI sockets DGRAM
Once you've identified the third-party software that installed the LSP, you can remove that software. If the software is your security software, see iTunes: Troubleshooting security software issues for additional information.
Note:locate vendor information
Reset the WinSock key
If you are unable to identify the software that installed the LSP, you are unable to remove this software because it performs an important function for you, or you've removed this software and the issue persists, you may wish to reset the WinSock key.
To do so, please do the following in an administrator user:
Windows Vista and Windows 7:
Windows XP:Enter the following command:
netsh winsock reset
Restart the computer and test the issue.
Note: If the issue returns, third-party software may be reinserting the LSP.

Accessing itunes store

"Accessing ITunes Store" is hanging -- does anyone know of itunes problem?

this might help you out / http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4123

Accessing itunes store message?!!

every time i go on my itunes the accessing itunes store message box pops up but it pops up constantly and its driving me insane it is making it impossible to search anything cause it just keeps popping up what do i do?

Your problem seems same as mine...I'm still hanging with that problem. And I can't find way to fix that. That pop-up is appear quite rapidly and really annoying me. When I click tune name, try to get tunes informations, try to rename tune, and try to select tune on MUSIC LIBRARY, that pop-up appear about per 1 second and it takes about 10 seconds to finishing access to iTunes store, during that time period, status bar is working. But wait their up and then somehow they are going to available to click, get informations, rename, select about 1 time per 3 times. But copying tune' name is almost impossible during worst situation. But edit information during that time there is nothing to keep me away. This issue may occur once a half hour. Once this is occur, this is going to take about 10 to 20 minuets. Depends on what I try to do, gross time in this issue change flexible really. I also look forward someone who able to fix this problem. Is there nobody get in same problem with iTunes 10.2.1(1) and Mac OS X 10.6.6 like us? And is there nobody able to fix this problem?

"Accessing iTunes Store" box pops up every time I click on something new on itunes

When I open itunes it automatically tries to connect to the itunes store but the "connecting to itunes store" status bar keeps popping up even after it has connected. I'm unable to navigate the itunes store without this status bar popping up. I've updated to the latest version of itunes (currently version 10.3.1 for mac) and the same problem occurs.
I haven't had any luck with the itunes store after uninstalling and reinstalling the software. I've also tried to "deauthorize this computer" and then "authorize this computer" to try and fix the glitch- but everytime I try and sign into my account I get this message: "This Apple ID has not yet been used with the iTunes Store". It then takes me to another screen to review my account. But when I'm brought to the new screen my session times out and I can't review anything.
I'm going around and around in circles and it's becoming very frustrating. Does anyone have any other possible solutions???
I'll give a step by step breakdown of what's happening..
I open the itunes store.
Accessing itunes progress bar at the top of the window loads the itunes
store and after it loads there is still a top window that says
'accesing itunes store' with a 'stop' button option which stays open
for aprox. 1 minute after page is loaded.
I sign in with my account and password.
A dialouge box appears that says, "This Apple ID has not yet been used
with the itunes store. Please review your account information.
cancel or review option boxes.
I click review.
Accessing itunes store progress bar appears in the upper part of the
window as well as in a seperate window box like before and this box
stays open after page has loaded like before.
The window box goes away and the window says, "Welcome to the itunes
store; To begin creating your apple id click continue".
I click continue.
A new window appears and says, "your session has timed out. Try
again". option to click a box marked 'done'.
...And this takes me back to square one.

Did you ever resolve the question?
I have exactly the same complaint and your question has 338 views - which leads me to believe our question is not unique.

Itunes will not open after uninstall and re-download, I only get a message itunes match accessing itunes store which goes on for a long time

I could not open I-tunes. I had used it a week before but it was spotty and then eventually it would not open at all. I uninstalled it then downloaded it. I restarted the computer. When I tried to open itunes, I got a message "ITunes match. Accessing iTunes store" and it does not go beyond that. I've tried this process twice. I had my Norton support service do a tuneup and they downloaded iTunes but it will still not work. help!

Hello SharlaCerr,
The article linked below provides some helpful troubleshooting steps that can help get iTunes running on your computer.
iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8: Fix unexpected quits or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717
Cheers,
Allen

I have a Windows 7 Computer. When I go into itunes store, it comes up, and I can navigate in it, but a box keeps appearing saying accessing itunes store. I then get a session timed out, so can't purchase anything.

I own a Windows 7 computer. I can get into itunes okay, and I can get into the itunes store okay. After I am in the store, a box keeps appearing that says "Accessing itunes store". It goes on and off. I am able to navigate when the box is not showing. If I try to download music, I get to the point where I need to agree to the agreement contract, then says "Session Timed Out." I have the latest versions of itunes and all my Windows Updates. What can I do about this?

I was struggling with this since my latest Itunes update. Fiirst it would not recognize my IPad as a device, after correcting that, it would list the Ipad in my device but my Sync had no options (summry, info, etc). and it kept saying it was "Accessing Itunes store". reading your question I suddently tried deleting the itunes task (alt-ctrl, delete, processes) and delete Itunes. (By the way, I had rebooted my computer several times over the last few days). I opened up Itunes, and voila. Device is there. No "accessing windows" and my sync has the normal options.
****..feels good to actually write an answer rather than writing a questions.
Eman

After upgrading to 11.0.5.5 can't access iTunes store. Temprorarily unavailable all the time.

After upgrading to 11.0.5.5 can't access iTunes store. Temprorarily unavailable all the time. Nothing helps, tried to flash the DNS. Nothing.....

Same issue. I emailed apple and they had me call apple. Not really any help. Did all the troubleshooting listed and to have further help diagnosing problems it isn't free. I explained to the rep that I have seen others having same issues - he didn't know anything about. This is first time I have had problems. I can't even purchase song on my PC but can on my iphone. I just would like to be able to access my account. Afraid to sign out of itunes in case I can't even get to my library etc.

How do i access iTunes store through firefox? RIght now it wants to use Interent Explore, but i don't have that working on my computer.

I have itunes on my computer and want to have it use Firefox to access iTunes store.

KalebsDad78 wrote:
Try going to settings and then iTunes and App Store and logging out and log back in. Make sure the music app is closed while doing this and then open it back up after logging back in and see if the icon has returned.
I'm not sure what you mean, precisely - I opened settings, then I opened "itunes store", then opened "app store", but not sure how to log out, and back in on the phone? I closed them all down again, but still no radio icon, and when I'm in the store and tap the prompt "go to itunes radio" it just brings me to my albums list on the phone. Strange.
Does this make sense? I mean, am I explaining things clearly?
I appreciate the help, this is a pain in the arse.

HT1527 I have windows 8.1 and cannot access itunes store even creating a new apple id. With other users on the same computer I can access itunes store. How can I solve this?

I have windows 8.1 and cannot access itunes store even creating a new apple id. With other users on the same computer I can access itunes store. How can I solve this?

i had the same problem before using a fresh install of Windows 8.1. I have resolved this issue by running the program compatibility wizard. This I did by right-clicking on the iTunes icon in the desktop, selecting Troubleshoot compatibility, waited for it to detect compatibility issues and when presented with the following options: 1.) Try recommended settings; 2.) Troubleshoot program, I chose the latter. When asked what problems I noticed, I checked the following: "The program worked in earlier versions of Windows but won't install or run" and "The program requires additional permission"
After that, it tired to resolve the issue, and provided the necessary settings to run iTunes. Now it's running flawlessly. I have Avast anti-virus installed though.
HTH!

ITunes stuck on "Accessing iTunes Store"

I posted in reply to a thread of complaints about this on the "iTunes for Mac" side but realized my error only afterwards and so am posting this here instead/as well; apologies for repetition, I have no idea what forum etiquette here is.
I'm running Windows 7, downloaded the latest version of iTunes available on the website. Whenever I try to open iTunes I get a dialogue box that says "Accessing iTunes Store" and a loading bar that just goes on and on indefinitely (I let it go on for an hour as an experiment). I can click nowhere else on the iTunes program except the "Stop" button on the dialogue box but then it just says "Canceling..." and goes on doing that indefinitely until I force-quit. I cannot access any part of the iTunes menu while it is unsuccessfully attempting to access the iTunes Store. I've tried to open the program with "Run as Administrator" with the exact same result of teeth-gnashing failure. The program is therefore completely non-functional and while I can still charge my old iPod, I cannot use iTunes to access any of the content ... which is unfortunate because the iPod itself is bugging out in an unrelated series of problems and probably needs a software update or a lobotomy or something. I've attempted to uninstall and reinstall iTunes a couple of times now with the latest version, with no success there either. I'm not new to this program - I've had my old iPod Nano for years and have used iTunes steadily, if begrudgingly, since about 2007 without serious problems, have used the Store, etc.. This new "Accessing iTunes Store" is a recent development and it is crippling my ability to use the program or the hardware. Oh, and yes, it's the same result with the iPod is physically plugged in to the computer or not.
So how can I go about fixing this? Any help could be appreciated before my faithful-if-slightly-dumbfounded iPod takes a one-way trip to the electronics recycling facility and another company gets to have my money.

after trying everything I could find for 2 days, including turning on and off my firewall, my anti-virus program, resetting the winsock, authorize, deauthorize, and on and on I FINALLY saw one post by a guy that uninstalled Real Player and it fixed his problem. That was a new suggestion, so I tried it and guess what? IT WORKED. Thank GOD!!! This is a brand new computer so I was really frustrated. I am running Windows 7 64 bit. Hope the Real Player suggestion helps some other people.

Hi, I can't seem to get my ipod 32gb 4th gen to sync with itunes. It's brand new, but everytime I plug it in it says can't access Itunes store and nothing else happens. I enabled my firewall to allow itunes but it still can't access it. Please help.

Hi, I can't seem to get my ipod 32gb 4th gen to sync with itunes. It's brand new, but everytime I plug it in it says can't access Itunes store and nothing else happens. I enabled my firewall to allow itunes but it still can't access the store. Please help.

If you look at the feed, and look at the entry 'The end to an exciting field season in Aulavik National Park' you will see the line:
<pubDateFri, 29 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
You have not closed the 'pubdate' tag - there should be a '>' as the 9th character. Because the tag has been left open, it invalidates everything which follows it, and thus the entire feed. iTunes therefore cannot read it, which is why the Store has not updated. Add the '>' and republish, and all should be well.
It's always worth checking your feed by subscribing manually, from the 'Advanced' menu, or by clicking the 'subscribe free' button on the Store page (both do the same thing) - if you can subscribe to the feed it should be OK.

Can no longer access Itunes store

Sudeenly yesterday I cant access the Itunes store.
When I click on the store, I just see the scrolling barbers pole at the top of the screen and the message ""Accessing Itunes store."" It never gets any further
Ive disabled all my security, ive done the winsock reset and restarted my PC ((many times) I downloaded the LSP list from windows, and the list is huge, with many suppliers listed. It would take days to try and update all of that.
SURELY there is an easier solution to this problem. Clearly Im not the only one having it.
Please help
Copy of diagnostics::
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Hewlett-Packard CQ3430AN
iTunes 10.6.1.7
QuickTime 7.7.1
FairPlay 1.14.37
Apple Application Support 2.1.7
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 5.1.1.4
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.59.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.5.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.5.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.5.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.5.45
iTunes Serial Number 001DAA5C0A83BAE0
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2012-04-01 17:28:51.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
Genius ID: 9d7731c4027d4ad048e9398aa86e44b5
iPodService 10.6.1.7 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.6.1.7 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** Network Connectivity Tests ****
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {9C058449-7493-4DC9-8683-BE704E457994}
Description: NVIDIA nForce 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
IP Address: 192.168.20.108
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.20.1
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.20.1
Lease Obtained: Sat Mar 31 21:16:05 2012
Lease Expires: Tue Mar 29 21:16:05 2022
DNS Servers: 192.168.20.1
Adapter Name: {5C8691F0-303B-4BB3-B28F-95FC306E1AD5}
Description: Hamachi Network Interface
IP Address: 5.42.111.41
Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway: 5.0.0.1
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 5.0.0.1
Lease Obtained: Sat Mar 31 21:18:07 2012
Lease Expires: Sun Mar 31 21:18:07 2013
DNS Servers:
Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: No
Using LAN: Yes
Using Proxy: No
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is off.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
Basic connection to the store failed.
The network connection timed out.
Connection attempt to Gracenote server was successful.
The network connection timed out.
Last successful iTunes Store access was 2012-03-30 19:32:59.

Close your iTunes,
Go to command Prompt -
(Win 7/Vista) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES, right mouse click "Command Prompt", choose "Run as Administrator".
(Win XP SP2 & above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt
In the "Command Prompt" screen, type in
netsh winsock reset
Hit "ENTER" key
Restart your computer.
If you do get a prompt after restart windows to remap LSP, just click NO.
Now launch your iTunes and see if it is working now.
If you are still having these type of problems after trying the winsock reset, refer to this article to identify which software in your system is inserting LSP:
iTunes 10.5 for Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4123?viewlocale=en_US

Can no longer access itunes store to update apps through itunes OR on iphon

I just updated to the 2.2 software on the iphone. Ever since, any time I try to update an application (or even check for updates) I get a message saying itunes can't connect to the store, check my network connection, etc. I get the same problem if I try to check for updates directly from the iphone or from itunes on my computer. I see many people are having problems with the itunes store. I assume that since I am having the same problem on my phone and on my computer, and since so many other people are having problems, that this is some kind of problem with Apple and not with my set up. However, I have not seen anyone else mention problems connecting from their phone the way I am.
Other than upgrading to 2.2 there is nothing different about my system - accept I did also try upgrading to the newest iTunes. The problem happened with version 8 and with whatever the current version is. I am using Vista - I never had any problem like this before.
Any help or comments would be much appreciated.

I am also having this problem, i can no longer search for app's updates through the latest release of itunes 8.0.2 and also the latest iphone 3g update version 2.2 - this has been going on for about 15 hrs now. If i try to update through my iphone the the page eventually times out or comes up with "unable to connect to itunes store"., If i try through itunes itself, the windows comes up with the progress bar type thing and accessing itunes store, then after a while just comes up with "iphone sync complete, Ok to disconnect" - but i'm not syncing my iphone i'm trying to update the apps.....
Come on Apple get your act sorted out...

When I turn on my computer,an error message says "AppleSyncNotifier.exe-entry point not found The procedure entry point xmlTextReaderConstName could not be located in the dynamic link library libxml2.dll". Can't access itunes store,sync,buy etc. Help...

When I turn on my computer, an error message says "AppleSyncNotifier.exe-entry point not found. The procedure entry point xmlTextReaderConstName could not be located in the dynamic link library libxml2.dll" Cannot access itunes store, sync phone, etc. Two weeks ago did this and Apple support had me remove and reinstall iTunes. Doing it again. Help....

With Windows Explorer, navigate to your C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support folder.
Copy the libmxl2.dll that you should find there, navigate to the nearby Mobile Device Support folder, and Paste it in there also.
Reboot and see if all is well
In case that your OS is Windows 7 (64 bit)
1. Open windows explorer, go to location C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
2. Copy file "libxml2.dll"
3. Open new windows explorer, to to location C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support
4. Paste file "libxml2.dll" to the location.
5. Reboot your computer, it should not display that message, it should be clear.
Good Luck

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