ITunes has Stopped Working in Vista

Browsing this forum, I see quite a few people are having trouble with the newest version of iTunes.
Ever since I upgraded to iTunes 7.5 a few weeks ago on my 32-bit Vista Ultimate, the program will no longer run. When I try to start iTunes, I get a message saying "iTunes has stopped working. Windows can check online for a solution to the problem." Also, whenever I start up Windows, I get a similar message saying "iTunesHelper Module has stopped working."
When I tell Windows to check online for a solution, it just gives me a page telling me there's a newer version of iTunes, but it is the newest version that I'm trying to run.
Any thoughts?

This solution has worked on one of my 4 computers so I can't guarantee but it might be worth a try.
Uninstall Itunes and Quicktime. Reboot your computer
Empty out the recycle bin
Use Search to locate any and all files and folders that reference itunes or quick time. Of course do not touch your music folder.
Delete all these references to itunes and quick time.
Reboot.
Download a standalone version of Quick time and install.
Download Itunes (I used version 7.4.1 that I obtained from Oldapps.com.)
Once this was done I was able to run itunes on my laptop. I did upgrade to 7.5 but I could not get my sons nano 8GB to sync so I reverted back to 7.4.1 and it works just fine.
I have yet to get itunes working on My wifes vista laptop and it quit working on my XP desktop some time ago (I have never used it and wouldn't care except my son just bought the nano) Itunes a version prior to 7.4 was running on my sons laptop until he upgrade to 7.5 when he bought the nano, just last Friday, and 7.5 totally borked things up. Aside note is that his hard drive crashed a day later, but I don't think that had anything to do with it.
If you read through this board you will find that itunes and windows are not getting along well at all. If you have a "new" ipod be it nano, classic or what ever I beleive you must use version 7.4 or newer. It seems to me that if Apple really wants floks to buy these things they should be sure the primary piece of software is stable and works!

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have had iTunes for years, recently tried to open it and was told that iTunes has stopped working despite not having been open.
i've tried:
searching online for a problem,
sending the info to windows,
uninstalling and then reinstalling it,
"repairing" iTunes via the add/remove program box in the control panel,
opening a mp3 file into iTunes from window's explorer,
clicking shift while opening iTunes,
installing iTunes onto a USB stick and then opening that one,
and every time it simply says "iTunes has stopped working".
this is the problem details if anyone can decifer a way to fix it from these:
" Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: iTunes.exe
Application Version: 8.0.2.20
Application Timestamp: 4925c4fe
Fault Module Name: QuickTime.qts_unloaded
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 48ba2f35
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 75211040
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.2
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: ccee
Additional Information 2: ed2e373106b19650228e783b04e6d843
Additional Information 3: 30df
Additional Information 4: 224df50555dbbe8da9f0a6bc044007cd
any ideas.
please.
Message was edited by: edwardsego

right sorted, for some reason quicktime hadn't been properly unpacked. searched for it on the start menu search bar and it configured itself and can not open iTunes again.

"Itunes has stopped working" Windows Vista

Hello, my itunes stopped working about a week ago, and I haven't had the time to research it until now.
     Itunes hasnt been able to start since then and I am just getting "Itunes has stopped working"
     I've tried reinstalling itunes and quicktime a few times but that hasn't worked either.
     I've also tried to delete any itunes and quicktime files that i can but I am not too good with that either..
     I am assuming there is something more to it that I can't figure out so I decided to try here.
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     Problem Event Name:          APPCRASH
     Application Name:          iTunes.exe
     Application Version:          10.3.1.55
     Application Timestamp:          4deec351
     Fault Module Name:          StackHash_065a
     Fault Module Version:          6.0.6002.18327
     Fault Module Timestamp:          4cb73436
     Exception Code:          c0000374
     Exception Offset:          000b06fc
     OS Version:          6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
     Locale ID:          1033
     Additional Information 1:          065a
     Additional Information 2:          77ab9f9e35afc9382e21f27a490987aa
     Additional Information 3:          be10
     Additional Information 4:          9aa3c78089368d7699200e3d77d007be
Any help is appreciated, Thank you

I have the same problem. Itunes hangs and then can't be closed down. Only reboot helps.
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Hang
Date:          7/8/2011 4:04:42 PM
Event ID:      1002
Task Category: (101)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      xxxxx
Description:
The program iTunes.exe version 10.3.1.55 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Action Center control panel.
Process ID: f8c
Start Time: 01cc3d68487ac350
Termination Time: 60000
Application Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe
Report Id:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Application Hang" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1002</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>101</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-07-08T21:04:42.000000000Z" />
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<EventData>
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    <Data>60000</Data>
    <Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe</Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Binary>55006E006B006E006F0077006E0000000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

ITunes has stopped working on Vista, help!!

Earlier today, my iTunes was working fine. But then a friend of mine wanted me to download software that included a program called "Quicktime Alternative." I was skeptical but decided to try it our anyways. After the installation of a few things, my iTunes, along with my Quicktime, has stopped working. These are the errors I get when I try to open iTunes (Quicktime has the same error except anywhere it says iTunes, it says Quicktime)
[IMG]http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd235/Longhornfreak94/iTunes_Fail.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd235/Longhornfreak94/iTunes_Fail2.jpg[/IMG]
I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling a few times, with no luck. I uninstalled all the files that I had previously installed at the recommendation of my friend. Still nothing. Any ideas?
Can anyone help? All help is greatly appreciated!

Those QuickTime alternatives will frequently break itunes, because iTunes depends on a good QuickTime installation. itunes uses hte Qt audio & video codecs.
See if you can download and install this QuickTime standalone. That should get iTunes working again. Make sure to get the version withOUT itunes.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

"iTunes has stopped working" error in Vista

Hey all,
This question is for my cousin. He has iTunes installed on Vista. It has been working before. It came up with this error, seen on www.ashrat.id.au/itunes.jpg
He has uninstalled iTunes and re-installed it several times. He also downloaded and installed the latest version of 8.0.1, of course rebooting the computer after installation.
Nothing odd seems to have happened beforehand to cause this. However, does anyone have any suggestions to fix the problem? This error comes up nearly right away when launching iTunes and the main interface doesn't show.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Same problem here with Vista Ultimate Edition and ITunes 8.0.1.11. I get the "ITunes has stopped working" generic Vista error msg. Quicktime v755.90.70 also gives the same generic message. I've done the "slash and burn" uninstall method for both Itunes & QuickTime as outlined in the support section (remove both apps, remote QT add-ins in \Windows\system32, run the MSI installer cleaner from MS) reboot, re-install and still no luck.
I've also disabled DEP system-wide (since Itunes cannot be configured to run without DEP), I've run Itunes as "administrator", and even tried running it in Vista Safe Mode but still am still not able to run either application.
A bit deeper analysis into the Eventlog / Application log reveals the following:
"Faulting application QuickTimePlayer.exe, version 7.55.90.70, time stamp 0x48ba1f5c, faulting module QuickTimePlayer.exe, version 7.55.90.70, time stamp 0x48ba1f5c, exception code 0xc0000409, fault offset 0x0000130d, process id 0x1ba4, application start time 0x01c94752a45e7550."
and for Itunes....
"Faulting application iTunes.exe, version 8.0.1.11, time stamp 0x48e41bb0, faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, time stamp 0x00000000, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x646f4320, process id 0x1a88, application start time 0x01c9475198965590."
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"Itunes has stopped working" in Windows Vista 64bit

I am at my wits end! My I tunes will usually load but if it opens in my library and I try to access the Itunes store it always crashes with the "Itunes Has Stopped Working" error message. "Windows is checking for a solution" follows but nothing is ever found.
I've tried completely removing Itunes and reinstalling. I've tried updating all drivers including the one for my ATI video card. I've scanned for viruses and maleware. I even downgraded from Itunes 10 to Itunes 9 which seemed to work for about a day.
I've also done the sfc /scannow which showed some file issues but none that looked to be a problem. One thing....my Gateway PC came preloaded with Windows Vista and I do not have an installation disk.
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I've tried just about everything I could find I still keep having this problem. Usually Itunes will start but if I click on a song in my library or try to go to the Itunes store it will crash. Here is the info I get about the crash:
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Additional Information 1:    fd00
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Additional Information 3:    fd00
Additional Information 4:    ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
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HELP!!!!!

If we're talking about the (third-party, not-produced-by-AMD) ATI Tray Tools utility, the drivers for the utility are a bit scruffy. They've caused some trouble for the QuickTime Player since before the itunes versions 10.x came out, but after a while the issues started to ramify through to iTunes as well as QuickTime. The precise nature of the symptoms seems to depend on which combination of iTunes/QuickTime versions and ATI Tray Tool versions you've got, too.
On a 64-bit system, it's probably worth trying first adding iTunes.exe to the Auto 2d/3d and osd exception list. But just recently someone got past this sort of thing by disabling "Show FPS" on a 32-bit system:
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'iTunes has stopped working' error message on iTunes startup with vista

Today i downloaded iTunes 7.1, i opened it and all seemed well, i played a few tracks etc.
but, when i plugged my ipod in i was told that iTunes has stopped working,
i tried to open it again, but the same message pops up.
so i restarted the computer, tried again, with and without the ipod in, still no success.
So i re installed itunes. Noting, i even re-dowloaded it, but still nothing.
i can't even open it, let alone sync my ipod.
I am currently running vista premium, and i had ipod problems with 7.0.2, i had to manually manage the iPod, auto sync crashed the computer. How do i fix it?!?

crazydude5132,
Perhaps this article will help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305042
Hope this helps,
Generik
Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

ITunes has stopped working in Windows Vista

Hi,
I need help!
Everytime I try to open iTunes, it always says "iTunes has stopped working", and close program. I have installed iTunes 7.5, 7.6 and 7.7 versions, all of them encounter such issue when I try to open iTunes.
My system information listed below:
Manufacture: Dell
Model: Inspiron I1420
Processor: Inter(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7100 @1.80GHz 1.80GHz
Memory(RAM): 2038 MB
System type: 32-bit Operating System
Any suggestions or solutions are much appreciated!

Have you had a look at these pages? They may be of some help:
iTunes for Windows Vista: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch failures
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Since November 2007, when I close itunes, I get Windows Vista error "itunes has stopped working" This got worse when it corrupted the itunes library itl file. I deinstalled QT and itunes version 7.5, and went back to version 7.4.3.1 - but the problem persists.
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Hello, Sofa_King_Gary.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I see that you are experiencing issues with iTunes closing unexpectedly and you have attempted some troubleshooting steps already. There are just a couple more steps that I could recommend in the article below.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1717
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For the last couple of months I keep getting a message on my laptop running vista saying that "iTunes has stopped working". If I reinstall it, the program works but then after restarting a couple of times, the message comes back. The same thing happens with Quicktime also.
iTunes used to work perfectly before. I don't know what prompted it to stop working like this.
PLEASE HELP!!! I'm tired of having to uninstall and reinstall iTunes everyday.

nathansgurl:
That's an odd one. If I had to guess, I would say that a virus is corrupting iTunes, requiring the reinstall. I'd like to take a look at your crash in more detail. Can you the Bucket ID for the crash? Go to Control Panels > Problem Reports and Solutions, click View Problem History, find one of the iTunes crashes and double-click on it. At the bottom, you should see a Bucket ID. What's that number? If you want, you can email it to me at <[email protected]>. Please include a link to this Discussions thread in your email.
If you haven't already, you should definitely fully update your anti-virus software and definition files and run a deep scan.

Itunes has stopped working vista ultimate

Hi All,
I am using Vista ultimate 32bit fully updated and have itunes 7.6 installed.
Each time I open itunes an error appears saying itunes has stopped working.
Itunes 7.5 was like this but occasionally did open, however 7.6 just refuses to open at all, and after buying my nephew a 160 gig classic today for his birthday he is more than a little upset with this and would be grateful for any help solving this issue.
Apple updater software used to crash, however, since downloading itunes 7.6 that has just ran for the first time ever with no problems.
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When I try to start up iTunes I get an error message "iTunes has stopped working" and I have to close the program. I have performed a complete uninstall of all things Apple and reinstalled iTunes but no joy.

Did you after uninstalling iTunes (and before reinstalling) checked if the following directories where also deleted ?
(These directories store your iTunes and also other Apple Products settings...)
For XP:
Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\Apple Computer
Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\Apple
Documents And Settings\<user>\Application Data\Apple Computer
Documents And Settings\<user>\Application Data\Apple
For Vista:
Users\Public\Apple Computer
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Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer
Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Apple
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Ps: Always make a backup before deleting.

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I recently downloaded the newest version of iTunes (8.0.2.20), thanks to its incessantly asking me to. Since I downloaded, every time I attempt to sync to my iPod classic, Windows tells me iTunes has stopped working and forces me to close the program. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm not sure if it's taboo on these boards or not, but this is just a friendly "bump" to see if it might catch the eye of someone who has discovered a fix for this behavior.
I did discover a couple of suggestions in my research, neither of which proved helpful to me. The first was to disable the sync function for contacts with Outlook (no joy). The second was to delete the Sync Services folder (which I "temporarily" deleted, but still no joy).
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