Itunes and quicktime quit working

As of today can't play songs in itunes or watch videos in quicktime. What happened?

I found it. In audio preferences, somehow it got switched to bluetooth speakers. I put it back on internal speakers. Before I found the solution itunes would load but not play. Quicktime, same thing. I couldn't even play anything on youtube.

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ITunes and Quicktime wont work

did the usual upgrades and know iTunes and Quicktime wont work - They wont even launch. Im running 10.3.9 and cant upgrade to 10.4 do to the fact that my Pro tools system is not compatible w/10.4. the upgrade said it would run on 10.3.9 now im dead in te water. I tried to install the early version of both but it wont let me "because it knows I have a newer version on there" QT 7.0.3 and the iTunes upgrade- If uninstalling QT & iTunes & then reinstalling earlier version again will work HOW DO I UNINSTALL THEM ? IF IT WONT WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE.
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP - I HAVE TO GET THIS SYSTEM UP AGAIN BY TOMMOROW.

I will tell you how to do it but first promise that you will run Disk Repair (single user mode, install disk, or shift key held down at boot) and then repair permissions before trying to reinstall the packages.
Also, download the combo installer for 10.3.9 and run it again.
If none of the above works then you can go to Library/receipts/and the version of itunes and Quicktime that you want to install.
Drag them to the desktop and try reinstalling the updaters for itunes and Quicktime. It should work.

ITunes and QuickTime stopped working after an upgrade...

I have been pulling my hair out trying to get my iTunes working again. Here is what I have done already in order:
1. Does not work regardless of user (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302856)
2. Tried running with changes to MSCONFIG
- Ran according to Apple Support Web Site (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302538)
- Ran in Diagnostics mode
- Ran in /SAFEMODE
3. Uninstalled and removed from any reference from registry
4. Removed iTunes configuration files (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302386)
5. Installed WinInspector Spy and launched iTunes to see what happened. Unfortunately I have not figured out how to copy and paste the log, but it shows the iTunes window class being created, a bunch of other stuff, then the OfficeWatson class, stuff and then the infamous "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close" message. After hitting the Send Error Report, I see the OfficeWatson window being destroyed and that is it. This leads me to believe that the problem is somehow with the outlook integration between iTunes and Windows? So I looked in my Add/Remove programs and sure enough Office and Outlook were upgraded the day after the last time i was able to use iTunes. So I tried uninstalling Office, iTunes and QuickTime. QuickTime refused to uninstalled claiming a fatal error. I then forcably removed it as described in the apple knowledge paper. Another interesting point, when I ran QuickTime, nothing happens, not even a crash message. When I run QuickTime Preferences from the system tray, the dialog shows, but when I click on the FileTypes tab, I get a RUNDLL error: "An exception occurred while trying to run "Shell32.dll, Control_RunDLL "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\QuickTime.cpl".
I also tried running StraceNtX.exe against it, but it doesnt create the right environment for iTunes (it thinks it is Windows 2000 and does have the right service pack).
PLEASE can someone help? This is the second time this has happened to me. The first time was on another computer that came with a "real" restore point (not the stupid one Windows has that does not work) and I solved it by simply restoring back in time. This time I do not have that option!
ARGH - I really do not want to have to use Media Player.
Is there a way to force a stack trace? I am a UNIX programmer and not familiar with Windoze.
Bryan
DELL Latitude 820, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB Ram

It sounds as though things have got pretty screwed up. If you couldn't clean things up properly with the MS installer cleaup, there is thread on cleaning up uninstall information in the registry.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3637190&#3637190
I am not sure that I have anything more to offer as you appear to have done most things. Have you tried turning off all security software while doing the install, and doing the MSconfig thing with just Quicktime. Presumably your system is free of malware?
As a matter of interst, what happens if you have the task manager running when you start Quicktime, does it start and then stop, or keep running or not start at all?
A few people seem to have these intractable problems and the forum expert on this has been away since christmas, but you could try searching the forum for "b noir" posts about install/launch problems.

HELP PLS ITUNES AND QUICKTIME STOPPED WORKING

the details are:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:          APPCRASH
Application Name:          iTunes.exe
Application Version:          10.3.1.55
Application Timestamp:          4deec351
Fault Module Name:          ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version:          6.1.7600.16695
Fault Module Timestamp:          4cc7ab86
Exception Code:          c0000005
Exception Offset:          00038db9
OS Version:          6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID:          1033
Additional Information 1:          0a9e
Additional Information 2:          0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3:          0a9e
Additional Information 4:          0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Read our privacy statement online:
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If the online privacy statement is not available, please read our privacy statement offline:
C:\Windows\system32\en-US\erofflps.txt
PS: I have the latest itunes and quicktime and I tried reinstalling and installing it again but it won't work. PS I have an iphone 4

Fault Module Name:          ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version:          6.1.7600.16695
Are the problem reports for the QuickTime Player launch errors also citing ntdll.dll, jk?

Itunes and quicktime not working!!! HELP PLEASE!!

I upgraded my itunes and stopped working. i uninstall everything that said apple in my pc and install them again and i keep getting this error:
"quick time Player has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience".
Any ideas?
Message was edited by: Alrojo

"quick time Player has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience".
The broken QuickTime is most probably causing the iTunes problem. (iTunes needs a properly functioning QuickTime in order to work correctly.)
Let's try swapping out your QuickTime again, taking a few additional explicit precautions this time.
Head into your Add/Remove programs. Uninstall QuickTime.
Next, we’ll manually remove any leftover program files and folders.
1. On the Start menu, click My Computer (or double-click My Computer on the Desktop).
2. In My Computer, open Local Disk.
3. Open Program Files.
4. Right-click on the QuickTime folder and click Delete from the shortcut menu.
5. Navigate to C:\Windows\system32\.
6. Remove the files QuickTime.qts and QuicktimeVR.qtx. (If “Hide filename extensions for known file types” is enabled on the PC, then those two files will appear as “QuickTime” and QuickTimeVR”.)
7. Restart your computer.
Next, we'll get a fresh copy of QuickTime into your PC by doing a repair install of itunes.
Switch off antivirus and antispyware applications prior to the repair install.
Go into Add/Remove and select itunes. Click "Change" and then click "Repair".
If the repair install goes through okay, restart the PC and try launching itunes again. Does it launch properly now?

ITunes and Quicktime quit unexpectedly before launch

The icon bounces a few times then I get an error message. This happens with Quicktime too. I tried uninstalling both, but got error message 60008. This happened after fixing a permissions issue with images. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You can find the permission issue that was resolved here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18553902#18553902.

i would try to uninstall quicktime and re-install it first and see if that corrects the problem. if it does then back up your itunes and iphoto libraries and do the same for them. nothing to back up in quicktime so that would be the easiest to start with.

Itunes and Quicktime not working

I just spent $300 on my brand new ipod, only to find out the ONLY program that I can use to put music on it doesn't work. Whenever I click on iTunes, the "I aggree/Disagree" window loads up, then vanishes within one second. Same with quicktime. I downloaded both five times, nothing worked. I love it how when one thing doesn't work, it ruins everything else.

Try this method
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302538

ITunes and QuickTime will not open

I upgraded to iTunes 7.0.1 and the installation went fine. However, when I try to open iTunes by double-clicking on the desktop icon, a page pops up for less than a second and then goes away. I think the page might have something to do with a license agreement. I get no error messages. I also tried to open QuickTime to see if it works, but it does not. When I try double-clicking on the desktop icon, a page (different than the one that pops up for iTunes) comes up for less than a second. No error messages for QuickTime come up either. What can I do to get my iTunes and QuickTime to work?
Dell Dimension 8200 Windows XP

... i think i might have already replied to you in a different thread, BNT ...
... but just in case i haven't, those are classic symptoms of a Qoologic adware infestation on a PC. the free trial version of Ewido has been catching and killing that for most folks:
ewido anti-malware download

ITunes and Quicktime Error after automatice Apple update, need help!!!

So I currently have a new labtop with windows vista. I have been runining iTunes for the pass 3 months already no problems. The Apple automatic update has never caused any problems till now. Quicktime needed to be updated today, and I accecpted the update, prior to that iTunes and Quicktime was working properly. Once the quicktime update was complete, it restarted my computer like usual. Then when I tried to open iTunes this error came up:
"iTunes cannot run because it has detected a problem with your audio configuration"
Now I checked the audio configuration and nothing was changed or anything, that has not been touched at all, so I still think it had to do with the update. The next error was came up when I tried to open Quicktime and it read:
"Runtime Error!
Program C://ProgramFiles/QuickTime/QuickTimePlayer.exe
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information"
So as long as I have been using Quicktime and iTunes I have never encountered this, I tried to re-install but the error kept coming up after it was installed. Please help me out!

try doing following the steps in these articles
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=31115
and
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976
hope this helps

ITunes and Quicktime crashing

I recently got a new computer and I installed iTunes on it. When I start iTunes it says "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." Then I can choose to either report my problem to Microsoft or not. When I try to open Quicktime it says "Quicktime failed to initialize. Error # -2095. Please make sure that Quicktime is properly installed on this computer." I tried downloading Quicktime fomr the link from the "itunes won't load" thread. But the same error showed up when I tried to start Quicktime. What can I do to get iTunes and Quicktime to work on my computer? Thanks!

hi misskiri!
that certainly sounds like a broken quicktime to me.
let's just try the standalone QT 7.0.3 install again. let's take a few additional precautions though. see:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1158352#1158352
keep us posted.
love, b

ITunes and QuickTime will not work..Yeah, another one

Despite my best efforts to try to solve my problem on my own and not both you kind people, I've been working on and off at trying to get my iTunes working, with no positive results at all. It's honestly been so long, I don't recall what might have sparked the issues, but every time I try to open iTunes or QuickTime they will begin to open but fail, bringing up the common windows error message:
iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
QuickTime Player has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
So far, I have totally deleted both iTunes and QuickTime twice from my computer- first just through Add/Remove Programs pathways, then more in depth with Registry Crawler to try to remove any traces of the programs- all before re-installing the two programs. Both times have failed, still leaving me unable to open either program, so I've broken down and come here- hoping to find anyone willing to lend a hand to help fix this issue so that I can finally listen to my music the way I used to.

Perfect information, thanks.
That combination is almost always caused by some application stashing old QuickTime componentry down in your system files. (Codec packs and video converters are the usual suspects, although some Games might do it too.)
Let's go looking for the old stuff.
1. Open My Computer from the desktop or Start menu.
2. In the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3. Click the View tab.
4. In the "Advanced settings" pane under "Hidden files and folders" make sure that the "Show hidden files and folders" option is selected, and the "Hide extensions for known file types" option is unchecked.
5. Click OK.
Now in My Computer, open your C drive.
Open the "Windows" folder.
Open the "system32" folder.
What files and/or folders can you see in there with QuickTime in the file/folder name? (In a standard installation of QuickTime, you should see precisely two files ... QuickTime.qts and QuickTimeVR.qtx ... and no QuickTime folders whatsoever.)

ITunes and Quicktime don't work on Windows 7 64-bit

iTunes and Quicktime don't work on Windows 7 64-bit. I tried to uninstall and install the package according to Apple support article (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923) but still the same problem. I even tried to stop the Bonjour, it didn't help either. When I try to run either iTunes or Quicktime I get a Windows error message "iTunes has stopped working", with details like this:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:          BEX
Application Name:          iTunes.exe
Application Version:          10.3.1.55
Application Timestamp:          4deec351
Fault Module Name:          StackHash_0a9e
Fault Module Version:          0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp:          00000000
Exception Offset:          00000000
Exception Code:          c0000005
Exception Data:          00000008
OS Version:          6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID:          1033
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Sergio

Taken as a whole, the symptoms suggest that another application (other than QuickTime itself) has stashed old QuickTime componentry in your system files.
So just in case we'll go looking for older QuickTime componentry in the most common locations for it to be stashed.
First we'll need to change some view settings.
In your Start menu, open Computer.
In your Organise menu, select Folder Options.
In the View tab, make sure that "Show hidden files and folders" is selected, and Hide extensions for known file types is unchecked.
Click OK.
Now in Computer, open your C:\ drive (or whichever drive you have your operating system installed on).
Open the "Windows" folder.
Open the "SysWOW64" folder.
What files and folders can you see in there with QuickTime in the title? (In a standard installation of Quicktime you should be seeing precisely two files... QuickTime.qts and QuickTimeVR.qtx ... and no QuickTime folders whatsoever.)

Upgraded iTunes and Quicktime now whole puter not working

I just upgraded iTunes and Quicktime for OSX 10.4, now after a restart i finder just keeps flashing, on and off and i cant open anything. Need help to fix or go bak to old versions?

thanks sarah, but the disk didnt work. i get to verifying my main drive and it comes back with:
First Aid Failed
Disk Utility stopped verifying "***" because the following error was encountered:
The underlying task reported failure on exit
and in the first aid window it says:
Volume Bit Map needs minor repair
Checking volume **** needs to be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
Volume needs repair
I try to repair disk anyway but says the same thing on trying to do that?? any suggestions anyone?
Could i get the update for 10.4.8 and put on a disk to upgrade the OS from booting from the CD or from terminal mode? Does anyone think this could fix the prob?

ITunes and Quicktime will not launch

I cannot get my iTunes or Quicktime to launch. I have uninstalled, reinstalled, upgraded, and tried several fixes that I found on this discussion board. No Luck! I'm using XP Pro SP3. When I first installed iTunes, it worked, but then quit working about 4 weeks later. I'm using the latest versions of both iTunes and Quicktime.

The error message you are getting suggests that you do have one of the problem codec packs installed on your system or you have had in the past.
Quicktime does not install Quicktime.cpl in the system32 directory.
It is possible that one of them was installed without you knowing with other software, I think Storm may get installed with other things although I can't name anything.
You must look for the things on my list and uninstall them if you find them. Check in Add/Remove programs to see if there is an entry there.
When you have uninstalled the problem items go on to the next stage. If you can't find anything you had better go on as well.
Download the stand alone Quicktime (the one without iTunes):
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
Now Remove Quicktime using the method in this article (just Quicktime):
XP
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
Vista
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
When you come to your C:\Windows\system32\ folder you can delete any file or folder with Quicktime in the name.
Restart you computer
Install the stand alone Quicktime and check if it starts.
If it does you are in a position to find out if iTunes is OK.

Back to square one: new iTunes and QuickTime CRASH, CRASH, CRASH

I've been struggling with iTunes and QuickTime ever since the upgrade to 6.0.4. Everything worked just fine until then, and has worked fine since I got my iPod last June.
A couple of days after the upgrade to 6.0.4 iTune started crashing, with the error message: iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Please note this is only about using iTunes to play music on my computer (my iPod seems to be working fine.)
I've removed iTunes and QuickTime, reinstalled them, and this works for a couple of days, then iTunes starts crashing again (this has now happened twice.)
Strangely, this time, tunes in Party Shuffle at start up (from the last normal exit of iTunes) play just fine, but when I try to play something out of Library or swtich to a different genre or playlist in Party Shuffle, the programme crashes: iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
I've tried opening QuickTime alone, and it fails to open (no error message) it gets as far as the player, then there's a windows "thunk" and QuickTime closes.
So now I will uninstall, reinstall (starting with QuickTime, which seems to be the real culprit here) and maybe it will work for a couple of days. Computers are supposed to save time, not take up time in this way.
I don't seen any sign or word of a new version of QuickTime with a fix to this problem (many seem to be having it). How long do I have to go on this way. Perhaps the best is just to use another Windows Media Player or Nero ShowTime ... these seem to function without any sort of problem.

Thank you Katrina and MossMan,
I do keep my computer under pretty tight wraps: Outpost firewall, AVG anti-virus, MS Anti-spyware. Ran the Ewido scan as suggested, Ewido did find quite a few cookies it considered of medium threat spyware ... removed these, and this did not resolve the problem with iTunes/QuickTime. Anyway, I'm not sure that cookies can cause programmes to crash?
I still think that it's unlikely that the problem with iTunes and QuickTime starting right after the upgrade to iTunes 6.0.4 and its QuickTime counterpart, is just a coincidence.
And if QuickTime is particularly vulnerable to some malware that none of the security programmes on my machine can find, and malware that has no effect on any other programmes, including other media players, then maybe this vulnerablity should also be something Apple should try to address.
Walter

Itunes and quicktime quit working

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