'Installer encountering errors before itunes could be configured', also won't let me open old itunes... Can't access my itunes at all... anyone help?
Everytime I try to install the new itunes it come up with the following message: ' The installer encountered errors before itunes could be configured, Errors occured during installation, your system has not been modified. Please run installer again or click exit' I've tried to install it multiple times now and get the same message everytime. I've also tried re installing itunes 10, but when I go to open it it comes up with the message 'The files itunes libray.itl cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of itunes'. Please help.
Hey sjl95,
Thanks for the question. I recommend that you refer to this article if you are running into issues re-installing iTunes:
Trouble installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
Thanks,
Matt M.
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I''ve tried running from an external harddrive running in safe mode everything gives the same error...
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