HELP! Syncing and downloading updated 4.2 version of itunes.

I am currently having problems with syncing my iphone 3g as it keeps saying i need to download the 4.2 version. However i have heard by downloading the new version of the itunes all the contents, contacts etc, of the iphone will be deleted. Please confirm if i can download and update my itunes without the contents being deleted. HELP!

I've read that article numerous times, and I'm trying to upgrade because MobileMe is requiring OS4 in order to work starting in about a month. However, the status box in iTunes hangs, saying Backing up iPhone...the little blue line only goes about 1/20 across the bar in about 1.5 hours. Any advice? (I have an up-to-date version of iTunes.)

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Problems syncing iPad since updating to new version of iTunes

Ever since updating to the new version of iTunes yesterday afternoon, my iPad refuses to sync with my iMac. Instead, it simply gives me the message "The iPad cannot be synced. An unknown error occurred (-50)." I have tried completely restarting my iPad, my iMac, and my wireless network, and nothing works. I'm getting more than a little irritated. Anybody have any advice on how to rectify this issue, short of praying that Apple issues a fix in six months?

iPad not appearing in iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
iTunes for Windows: iTunes can't contact the iPhone, iPad, or iPod software update server
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1814http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1814
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4235http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4235
IOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Apple - Support - iPad - Syncing
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi Syncing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4062http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4062
iOS: "Not enough free space" alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1503http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1503
 Cheers, Tom

Can't sync music after updating to latest version of itunes.

everything syncs but my music after upgrade. songs only show up in icloud and are not synced when i connect my ipod touch to my pc. how can i fix this?

After upgrading to 4.0b5 today, my sound is acting very strange also.
I run my audio out via the headphone jack, and now when FireFox should be playing a sound - suddenly the audio is routed through the computer speakers for a second and then it switches back to the headphones.
Everything is playing through the headphones fine, but when FireFox has audio to play - it routes it through the computer speakers instead and then toggles back over to the headphones.
Note - the FIREFOX sounds do NOT play when this happens, but any audio im playing on the computer other than with FireFox DOES play when it switches back and forth between the computer speakers and the headphone jack.
As others have mentioned I also got that error message after updating that said 'Alert' and something about a process that could not be completed, or something to that effect. I searched the message earlier and it said there was an fix in the works for it already - I hope the fix for whatever that was will fix this funky audio problem.

Help with opening Adobe Reader and downloading updates

I can not open Adobe .pdf files any longer (this started yesterday, prior to that I could open adobe files).
When I double click a .pdf file I get this notice on my screen: Windows cannot access the specified device path or file. You may not have the appropriate permission to access file.
So I went to the Adobe download site to download a new copy of Adobe. When I start the download I get this on the screen: The instruction at "0x0e3a0068" referenced memory at "0x0e3a0068." The memory could not be written. Then two options are listed: click OK to terminate or cancel to debug. So I click on cancel and I get this on my screen: Internet Explorer has closed this webpage to help protect your computer. A malfunctioning or malicious addon has caused I.E. to close this webpage.
I don't have AVG running, I do have avast but I've disabled it. I ran Registry Mechanic and an I.E. erasure program but nothing helps.
I have gone into I.E. and reduced the security level to its lowest state but no joy.
So, any ideas or suggestions on what's the problem and how to overcome it would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance, for your reply. Jim R.

Hi Mike..tried that as well but no joy. A friend of mine was looking at it all and noticed that it was an I.E. thing as far as not letting me redownload the reader so I went to Mozilla Firefox and I could download a new version but....whenever I attempt to open a .pdf file I get that message, "Windows can not open the specified device, path or file. You man not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."
Damn...this is irritating as I need to get to some of thos files as I need them for a Journal I'm working on as editor-in-chief.
It all worked just fine last Saturday but starting Monday when I was on my flight out to D.C. no joy.
Sigh...Jim R.
Jim R.
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:50:27 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Help with opening Adobe Reader and downloading updates
Under the help menu, there is an option to repair the installation of reader. Did you try that?
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HT1152 I downloaded the most recent version of itunes and now I cannot burn CDs....the CD burner and drive are gone....any help???

Yesterday I downloaded the most recent version of itunes and created a playlist....i was unable to burn it to a CD. Message was there was no burner...it's like the entire drive is missing from my computer. My computer tech guy said the same thing happened to him but he hasn't found the fix yet. Any help???

Whilst it may not be your fault I am afraid it appears that your post is on a forum which is not the best for your OS. It will save the time of the unpaid volunteers here, and may resolve your issue faster, if you could examine the list below and see if there is a more appropriate forum to which you could direct your question.
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
OS X 10.7 Lion
OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
OS X 10.5 Leopard
OS X 10.4 Tiger
OS X 10.3 and earlier
OS 9, OS 8 & System 7
OS X Technologies
OS X Server
iPad
iPhone
iPod
Other

Error message: itunes library .itl cannot be read because it was created by a newer version. I downloaded and in stalled the latest version of itunes and it did not help. What now?

error message: itunes library .itl cannot be read because it was created by a newer version. I downloaded and in stalled the latest version of itunes and it did not help. What now?

Perhaps check to see if you're accidentally running two different versions of iTunes. There's some information on troubleshooting that in the Opening iTunes section of the following document:
Troubleshooting iTunes installation on Mac OS X

After I downloaded the most recent versions of itunes and quicktime I cannot play any videos, tutorials. Thank you for any help.

Videos will not play after downloading the mmost recent versions of Itunes and Quicktime. What can I do? The video tries to start but freezes and does not respond.

Appreciate the suggestion. I did the repair, but videos still don't play.
I tried putting quicktime in "safe mode", but that also did not solve the video-play problem.
However, I downloaded a video and that video does play.
A video may start but quickly freezes.
In itunes is the player "quicktime or itunes"?
When I open the quicktime player(its appearance doesn't look like a player with controls for play, pause, etc.).
Maybe the controls appear when play begins' however, then I try to open any song of video, I always get the same message: "Do you want to allow this website to open a program on your computer(in itunes, I assume).)
If i choose "yes" I get an error message.
I thought this additional information might be helpful, but you can just answer the original question if you have some additional ideas.
Thanks for your help.

My pc attempted to update to newist version of Itunes and got message MSVCR80.dll not found, failed to restart. I retried download, restarted. NG. Now I cannot open Itunes

My pc attempted to update to new version of Itunes and got message MSVCR80.dll not found, failed to restart. I retried downloading; restarted. NG. Now I cannot open Itunes.

Hi yukejeff,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has steps you can take for the error you're seeing:
iTunes 11.1.4 for Windows: Unable to install or open
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5376
Cheers,
- Ari

I'm trying to update the latest version of iTunes but my computer gives me an error saying to go to tools then download only and update manually. What do I do?

I'm trying to update the latest version of iTunes but my computer gives me an error saying to go to tools then download only and update manually. What do I do?

Try updating using an iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64Setup.exe) installer file downloaded from the Apple website:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

HT4847 Help please. I updated the iOS version and I couldn't understand an essence of synchronization of my files. Now memory of phone is empty: there are neither photos nor contacts... Whether it is possible to return everything if the backup copy too is

Help please. I updated the iOS version and I couldn't understand an essence of synchronization of my files. Now memory of phone is empty: there are neither photos nor contacts... Whether it is possible to return everything if the backup copy too is empty?

Sorry to hear that, but this forum is for us, users, and what you need is someone from Xperia Care to find your motherboard and send it back, I don't think it'll be possible to retrieve any data from a broken motherboard.
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." Kurt Cobain (1967-1994)

HT1386 I am having problems downloading my music from my PC to my iphone 5s. I have i-tunes on my PC which I also have a different apple ID than what is on my iphone. I tried once to sync and download but do not know where it went. Please help

I am having problems downloading my music library from my PC to my iphone. I have different apple id's for i-tunes and iphone5s. I did connect iphone to PC via USB and was able to sync and download, but do not know where it downloaded to. I looked under my music on iphone and nothing there.

You have Sync Music selected under the Music tab or selection for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes on your PC?

Every time I connect my iphone to my applemac it doesn't automatically sync and download my photos as it once did. The only option it gives me is to "quit" Im too scared to download software as last ime I tried it wiped everything and I had to restore my

Every time I plug my iphone into my MacBook, it refuses to sync and download photos etc. This has been happening for a month. I tried to upgrade itunes yesterday and ended up in a mess. It wouldn't stay connected to internet, then the iphone was left with a screen with the 'itunes icon of 2 notes in a blue circle, then under it the white connection lead". Each time I plugged it back in to my lap top, it refused internet access. A friend "restored" my iphone from scratch today and I have lost all my contacts. My photos are still there which is amazing. I now am trying to download my precious photos so I dont loose them again. It still refuses to sync and only offers me "quit" as an option. My phone in 3G and I have a MacBook lap top. Any help very much appreciated. I rang the apple help line but I dodn't really understand what he told me. I am almost computer illiterate (too old to understand all this technology). Thank you.

When was the last time you did an update on your iphone? That might be the problem. BTW which OS are you running on your MacBook?

Updated to newest version of iTunes and now cannot connect to iTunes Store

Please help! I have tried everything suggested by Apple to remedy this problem to no avail. I even have removed iTunes completely and downloaded/installed the newest version again. I did not want to update, but the store would not let me purchase a new release with my older version for some reason? I always hate modifications/updates. They never seem to work properly. Thanks for any suggestions in advance!

i had the same thing happen to me. as usualy new version of something stops something else from working. its final cut pro updates all over agian. anyway... the above posts helped me get a solution so i will share it;
since i didnt have any virus protection it appears to be the built in windows firewall doing the damage. on my machine i had to navigate to the windows security icon which is burried : start -> programs -> accessories -> system tools -> security center. then scroll down to "windows firewall" to the "exceptions tag". "iTunes" was already selected as an allowed program so i deleted it and then added it again (manually add program, then browse to wherever you saved iTunes to. likely in program files). the newer version came up as "iTunes.exe" not just "iTunes" as before.
thanks for the guidance and hope this helps someone else.

Music does not sync properly when updated to latest version. Can see computer but can't play from ipod

Music does not sync properly when updated to latest version. Can see on computer but can't play from ipod.

Hope this helps...
I was having the same problem where only 1.7GB of 10GB of selected music would sync so I decided to start fresh. The following steps worked for me:
1. Open itunes and connect iphone 5 if not already. Uncheck all playlists, artists, etc. till nothing is checked to sync. Then uncheck the sync music box so that all music will be removed from the phone. Sync iphone
2. Eject device. Quit itunes (don't just close). unplug iphone.
3. Restart imac, macbook, or PC.
4. Restart iphone.
5. Now after power up, restart itunes then plug in iphone, check sync music and select music to sync. Sync iphone
6. It worked for me!!! Good luck.

Having difficulty updating to latest version of iTunes for my PC. Originally got C runtime error response. Uninstalled iTunes, then tried reinstalling and now receiving "service (Apple Mobile Device) failed to start" response.

When attempting to update to latest version of iTunes on my PC (11.1.4) I received an error message: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime error as well as: AppleSync Notifier.exe - entry point not found, the procedure entry point sqlite_wal_checkpoint cound not be located in the dynamic link library SQLite3.dll.
I unistalled iTunes, then attempted to reinstall. I get to a point where I receive the following response: Service (Apple Mobile Device) failed to start.Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services." I'm stuck at this point and unable to proceed with install. Help please!

Hi yuiopyy,
If you are having issues with iTunes after an attempted update, you may find the following article helpful:
iTunes 11.1.4 for Windows: Unable to install or open
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5376
Regards,
- Brenden

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