Itunes for Vista - crashing

Hi everyone,
I have installed and reinstalled the new itunes twice now and each time my laptop just totally dies upon restarting during installation i then have to reinstall windows and all my drivers etc. Has anyone else has same issue and if so found a solution want to sync my iphone thanks

Hi,
Disable anti virus software and turn off the Firewall on your PC. Then try syncing.
Carolyn

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Have you downloaded and installed Windows Vista Service Pack 1 yet?
This may assist you with that you are running into. If you have already done this let me know. Could still potentially be something going on with the Apple Software.
If this is the case the link below describes how to fully clean out Apple Software. Possible file that belongs to Apple may of become corrupted and thus causing iTunes not to launch Properly.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926?viewlocale=en_US

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Its great having Longhorn and all, but if i cant use my iPod then f**k.

Mind the language, please.
If Apple releases a version for vista, I'm sure it will be all over their website. Since vista isn't released yet, it doesn't seem to be a good business decision by Apple to put any programmers hot on the vista trail.

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For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
The further information area has direct links to the current and recent builds in case you have problems downloading, need to revert to an older version or want to try the iTunes for Windows (64-bit - for older video cards) release as a workaround for installation or performance issues, or compatibility with QuickTime or third party software.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there are also links to backup and recovery advice should it be needed.
tt2

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Hello there! Recently I got my very first iPod, and I've spent the past week or so trying to get iTunes to run on my system. Here is it's specs:
Windows Vista Home Premium
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Model: a6060a
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU
Memory (RAM): 3.00 GB
System Type: 32-bit Operating System.
If any other information is required, please ask.
So after discovering iTunes, I downloaded it straight from the Apple site. It also came with Quicktime. I double-clicked on the .exe file to install it, and all appeared successful. I restarted my computer to find that iTunes would not open. A message appeared saying: "iTunes has stopped working." It then attempts to find a 'solution'. "A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."
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I uninstalled iTunes, restarted my computer, then reinstalled it from the same .exe that I downloaded from Apple. Same outcome. I tried once again, but this time deleting any leftover files or folders from the start menu. I went to Program Files and System32 to see if any items related to iTunes or Quicktime were there. I also deleted the temp files. Same outcome, again.
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All of these programs belong to Apple. After restarting my computer, I found that iTunes still wouldn't open. I know that there is also a program called iTunesHelper or something like that. It wasn't in the list at the time I tried this.
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I tried disabling my Norton Antivirus/Protection Center entirely. I don't know how to use it, to be honest, but there didn't seem to be a list of blocked programs there. Although Norton was off, iTunes still would not open.
As a last attempt, I tried turning off System Restore. I can't remember where I read this, but for someone it worked. After finding that iTunes still would not open, I gave up.
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Go through these articles for troubleshooting vista:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717 Troubleshooting Vista
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA23565 Background processes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567 Apple Mobile Device Service
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923 Uninstall iTunes, QuickTime, and other essential software components from your Windows Vista PC
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926 Trouble installing itunes
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Hello ofsoykan,
Thanks for the question. If I understand correctly, iTunes in Windows crashes unexpectedly. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
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