ITunes and Vista- No Luck

I just installed iTunes 7.1.1 and when I launch iTunes I get the following error:
The folder "iTunes" cannot be found or created, and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the "My Music" folder.
Please help as i would love to get iTunes on my Vista PC.

for some troubleshooting thoughts on the Vista variation of this, see:
http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=4245425

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Hopefully it's not been too long since you last upgraded iTunes, in fact if you get an empty/incomplete library immediately after upgrading then with the following steps you shouldn't lose a thing or need to do any further housekeeping. In the Previous iTunes Libraries folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename iTunes Library.itl as iTunes Library (Corrupt).itl and then rename the restored file as iTunes Library.itl. Start iTunes. Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library.
See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
When you get it all working make a backup!
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I just purchased a new computer with vista and now my ipod/itunes won't work. i have upgraded to the itunes 7.1 (i think) and at first- my itunes synced with my ipod nano, and now it won't...error message (-50) An unknown error occured. And then it says: The disk could not be read from or written to. Why? I purchased more songs from itunes and I can't get them on my ipod...any ideas?

iTunes not working in Vista is a bunch of bull...I personally rag on Apple for not releasing a "comaptible" (I put that in quotes because it really does work...I'll explain in a moment) version of iTunes upon release of Vista...considering that many Apple customers run Windows...
Anyway, I bought my laptop in November before Vista even launched...I had an Express Upgrade to Vista...the trick to getting iTunes to work on Vista is a clean install of Vista onto the hard drive. When I clean installed my copy of Vista, iTunes was the first program I installed onto my computer. The results were interesting:
1. Aero does work with both iTunes and Quicktime. The actual iTunes and Quicktime program themselves don't utilize the Aero interface, but Aero doesn't turn off for the rest of the computer.
2. iTunes is fully compatible with Vista. All my songs play and my iPod updates just fine.
3. Purchased music does play in Vista. All my movies, TV shows, and music I bought from iTunes play after iTunes prompts me to authorize my computer...somehow iTunes even knew that I removed my old copy of XP and it must've deauthorized my iTunes from XP because authorizing iTunes in Vista didn't take up an extra authorization of my allowed five.
To do a clean install of Vista follow the directions from this web site. You MUST HAVE A COPY OF YOUR VISTA OPERATING SYSTEM CD WITH THE PRODUCT KEY AND YOUR COMPUTER'S DRIVERS THAT CAME WITH YOUR SYSTEM!!! These are important in case Vista isn't able to use some hardware on your computer upon install, but Vista now has most drivers already installed...when I installed Vista on my Dell the only driver I had to download from Dell's web site was for my Bluetooth device.

Itunes and Vista, loosing songs

I recently upgraded my pc to Vista Buisness (through my uni)
I installed itunes and had kept the *my music* file from XP so it found all my music again automatically.
Althrough i have been seeing that many music files in itunes have been going missing, and not just a few files, entire albums have gone missing!
i get that little "!" next to them and when i search for them i cant find them anywhere on my computer,
can anyone help? i have already lost about 5 albums so far and it keeps growing
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What's missing are the specific details. I have no idea if this is on an external drive or where. Why do you keep on consolidating items? I can only guess you are doing something non-standard with using iTunes. I have had my iTunes library since before iTunes was iTunes (it was Soundjam) and I have lost almost no files.
If you keep media on an external drive you need to make sure the drive is on and fully mounted before starting iTunes.
Generally you can redownload past purchases. You need to delete the entry completely from iTunes first or iTunes will think it is still on a drive somewhere.

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Are others having this problem? Are there any known workarounds? I tried Vista compatibility mode but it did not work either. Vista has been around long enough you would think Apple would have this working by now.
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For what it is worth, I second that;
Vista's "final release" does NOT work with 7.02...
In fact it will reboot your machine randomly without warning and Vista will not "catch" the problem...(no blue screen etc - just instant reboot/bios screen).
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You can view your account's full purchase history via your computer's iTunes e.g. by logging into it via the Store > View Account menu option, or on the current version of iTunes by clicking on your name towards the top right of iTunes and then clicking 'account info' on the popup : See your purchase history in the iTunes Store - Apple Support
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From Bad to Worse to Unusable the iTunes and Vista story

I have been trying to run iTunes on Vista for about 6 months.
First with some effort it ran and worked.
Then the "update" came.......had to re-install iTunes to get it working again
Then the "update" came.......could listen to music, but not rip any longer
Then the "update" came.......7.6.2.9
Now all I get is this lovely box saying "iTunes cannot run because it has detected a problem with your audio configuration"
I have uninstalled and re-installed for the entire day in all combinations.
So I am looking for some one with ideas.....I am holding off my kids and their 3 iPods and haven't even considered telling my wife she can't update her music
Are not "updates" suppose to resolve usability issues????? Maybe I am just confused.
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Have you seen this article?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304424
Also are you running Norton 360 or some other security software? Try turning that off next time you install/upgrade iTunes. And make sure to run the install from your hard drive, not over the internet.

Audible, iTunes and Vista 64bit

Hi everyone, I'm moving to a new computer tomorrow that has Vista 64bit on it. I know that iTunes is now compatible, but I have a lot of audiobooks from Audible and to listen to them I know I'll have to authorise my new computer. I've had a look through the help pages on audible's site and it says that there is a problem with iTunes that stops you from authorising your computer on a 64 bit vista machine: http://audible-uk.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/aid/3666/kw/vista%2064/rid/166
The thing is, some of the info on audible's website can be quite old so I'm not sure if this problem has been addressed yet or not. Has anyone managed to authorise a 64bit vista system for audible content? If not, can anyone think of any work arounds? (other than keeping the old computer around until the problem is fixed!)
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I've just switched to Vista on a Vista-ready laptop. iTunes won't load and I get a message that I need to "repair" iTunes. For whatever reason, I can't seem to "repair" iTunes (probably because it isn't "broken"). Any ideas about what might be wrong and how to make these two work nicely together?

Hi,
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The answer to iTunes and Vista issues...

After waiting for weeks for Apple to listen to all the posts about Vista and iTunes issues, I decided I could not wait any longer. I went out and bought Anapod Explorer which syncs music, video and photos effortlessly with Vista. This proves onc and for all that the iTunes issues with Vista are indeed iTunes issues, and Apple should feel ashamed that they are not supporting the vast majority of iPod owners out there who use Windows not Mac.
In the end, it's Apple's loss as now I do not use iTunes at all so will never be able to use the iTunes store. All Windows users should vote with their feet and stop using iTunes until Apple respects them a little more and works quickly to fix issues with Vista support.
If a small company like Red Chair Software can develop a product that works so well with Vista, how come Apple can't? I recommend Anapod 200% and at $30 it is a bargain.

Yay! This works and thanks for the suggestion to use the backed-up .itl library.
The only glitch I got after it finally launched is that iTunes said my computer was not authorized to play tunes. I had to use my last 5 of 5 authorizations. I only have 3 computers, but I've had this glitch before. Hope I never get it again.
Thanks to the forum, and uh... no thanks to Apple!
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I just bought a new computer which has Vista installed - my old computer (Windows XP) had my ITunes on it. I have been trying to install ITunes on this Vista (Home Premium) computer and it will not install, I get this message when I try to install it.
ITunes could note be installed because Visual Basic Script (VBScript) is not installed or has been disabled. Make sure VBScript is installed, turn off script blocking in anti-virus and personal firewall software, re-register VBScript, and then install ITunes.
I have no idea what this means or how to fix whatever it is, can someone help me or tell me of a website I can find to help fix this problem.
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This might help
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304405
Lots of problems with Vista installs. Eventually Apple will update iTunes to install/run better on Vista. Nobody knows when.

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I just bought a new PC last week. How do I obtain a copy of iTunes that works?
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I'll take ANY version. Just give me a working link. Mods stop deleting links.

So, from what I've seen, that error seems to have much to do with a Windows Installer + permissions issue. I have a feeling that for now, you'll have trouble uninstalling or installing anything that uses the Windows Installer.
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Download and save the iTunes installer file (instead of simply running it)
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Uncheck the 'read-only' option of it's selected and click OK
Then see if you can run the installer
If it still doesn't work, it looks as though you'd have to repair permissions in Vista, which I'm not quite sure how to do. Some sites suggest the only "supported" way to do this is to reinstall Vista (eek).
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ITunes and Vista 64Bit! No work together!

"iTunes 7.6 or later is supported with any 64-bit edition of Windows Vista. The installer for 64-bit Vista is named iTunes64Setup.exe instead of iTunesSetup.exe. For more information see http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301301"
So now you iPod With Coloer Displays will work!

I had Vista 64 and now Windows 7 64 and no issues--and there is a 64 bit version of iTunes too. All works well.

ITunes and Vista 64Bit!

"iTunes 7.6 or later is supported with any 64-bit edition of Windows Vista. The installer for 64-bit Vista is named iTunes64Setup.exe instead of iTunesSetup.exe. For more information see http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301301"
So now you iPod Classics will work! No more returning them to Apple!

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ITunes and Vista- No Luck

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