ITunes Installation killed my computer

Downloaded and ran iTuness installation about 2 weeks ago. After running through the installation routine we had to reboot and everything stopped as soon as the keyboard tried to initialize in Windows startup. The keyboard was USB and so I thought maybe there was a problem with USB startup so disconnected the USB keyboard and put in the old PS2 - no change and it still hangs right after the all the lights flash on the keyboard during the Windows startup screen... Help please...

I tried the safe mode boot awhile back and didn't get anywhere. I did get a set of boot disks made - it starts the system the same way that it would if I were to boot from the CD. The system goes into setup or repair... I had tried this when the problem first happened and ran the repair option - there were a number of dll's replaced and no luck... I then booted again to the repair console and disabled the ipod service. I went to the repair console again last night, but couldn't find any explicit adaptec or EasyCD services so I stopped. Is that where we're supposed to get EasyCD out of the system? I was hoping the boot disk would send me into W2k where I wouldn't have to try and remember DOS ...
PC Windows 2000

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My wife and I share a computer. She has had trouble with her iTunes account so I want to creat a new one for my use, leaving hers alone. Do I just download iTunes and install it or will that create problems since there is already an iTunes installation on this computer?
Thanks.

From my experience of trying to resolve the problems with iTunes simply downloading another version and trying to use another ITunes-enabled device just compounds the problem....libraries just get screwed up.
There may be something on the Apple 'Help' site that you can refer to but IMO don't even try!
Sorry to be so negative....but that's my experience.

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Question: I desire to install iTunes on work computer in order to listen to music at work through my computer speakers. However, I do not want to transfer all of the music, photos and video onto the harddrive at work from the iPod.
Thus, after installation of iTunes, will allow me to play the music directly from the iPod without first transferring all music onto the work computer harddrive? Thank you in advance.

What you will want to do, If you havn't already, Enable the iPod to Manually Manage Music,
With manually manage music enabled, inside of iTunes just look at the iPod in the source list of iTunes and Double click the song that you want to play.
Should be fine.

Hello, did an Itunes Update kill my Computer?

Hello, since yesterday I'm owning a new Ipod Shuffle and I like it. For the Ipod shuffle it was necessary to update my Itunes, which I've been always denying. Now the computer runs very slow and even Skype and Mail OS don't open at all anymore. It's pretty annoying -- please help me.
Thanks!

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Well it is possible that's why it wants to update iTunes. There may be a bug in the iTunes version you have installed that slows your machine if you connect the new iPod shuffle. Regardless, my advice:
1. Dismount and disconnect the iPod.
2. Determine if the slowness exists without the iPod.
- a. If it does not exist without the iPod, perhaps your USB cable is faulty, or the iPod is faulty. Try a different cable, also try connecting it via a different USB port, and try connecting only Apple devices via USB. If none of the above works to stave off the slowness, the iPod is likely the culprit, and you should use the store return period to get a replacement iPod.
- b. If the slowness exists without the iPod, see if you installed anything along with the iPod, if you can remove it. First see if the disk is too full*:
http://www.macmaps.com/diskfull.html
Or if permissions or the directory are damaged*:
http://www.macmaps.com/directoryfaq.html
If neither appears to be the case, see my user tip about downgrading:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1308817&tstart=0
The same holds true for uninstalling system level software, assuming you did install something new with the iPod.
If you didn't install anything new with the iPod, it may be time, to consider upgrading to the latest iTunes, keeping my FAQ* in mind about backing up first:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

Two iTunes installations on one computer?

My wife and and each have an ipod but share little in the way of musical tastes, is it possible to install itunes twice so we each have our own library for loading into our respective ipods?

moonman, I think he was asking about separate itunes libraries, each with its own content and different ratings, play counts, etc in each.
My advice is to use method 1 from this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495
It takes a bit more setup in the beginning, and you need to figure out how to add new content to BOTH libraries.
Method 2 is easier, but will not keep play counts and ratings separate.
Avoid method 3 at all costs.

When i try to install iTunes onto my new computer, it says ""installation pkg could not be opened. Verify that this pkg exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer pkg."

When I try to install iTunes onto my new computer, it says "This installation package could not be opened. Verify that this package exists and that you can access it or contact the application vendor to verify to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package." I can save iTunes onto my computer, but when I click run, this is the message that appears. How do I get this thing installed?

Hello annesmith1954,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
You can use the information in the following article to troubleshoot your installation issues with installing iTunes on your PC.
"Could not open key" message when installing iTunes or Apple components for Windows
Regards,
Jeff D.

I am getting the message "The windows installer Service could not be accessed when trying to install Itunes on my new computer, any help would be appreciated.

I am getting the message "The windows installer Service could not be accessed when trying to install Itunes on my new computer, any help would be appreciated.

Hey there Frank0619,
If you have not been able to install iTunes because the Windows Installer service is not available, I would recommend the troubleshooting in the following troubleshooting to help.
Issues installing iTunes for Windows
These in particular:
Make sure you have an administrator account.
To install iTunes, you'll need to log in to your computer with an administrator password. If you're not sure if you have an administrator account, read Windows 7: How do I log on as an administrator? You could also refer to your computer's help system, contact your IT department, or visit support.microsoft.com for assistance.
Install the latest Microsoft Windows updates.
To download the latest updates, visit the Microsoft Windows Update website. iTunes for Windows requires Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 with the latest Service Pack installed. If you can’t install the updates, refer to your computer's help system, contact your IT department, or visit support.microsoft.com for assistance.
Download the latest version of iTunes.
The latest version of iTunes can be downloaded at http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/.
Disable conflicting software.
Some Windows background processes can cause issues for other programs and processes. These conflicts can prevent applications, such as iTunes, from installing. Disable conflicting processes by starting your computer using MSConfig:
Using Msconfig to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows XP
Using Msconfig to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
Some security software made by other companies can't be disabled using MSConfig. If you've installed security software and you're having issues installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows, you might need to disable or uninstall security software to resolve installation issues.
Restart your computer.
Install iTunes.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

I cant seem to download the latest version of itunes to my laptop computer. I keep getting an error during the installation of assembley "Microsoft VC80.CRT.type="win 32".version="8.0.507276195"Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRES7

I cant seem to download the latset version of itunes onto my laptop computer. I keep getting this error HRESULT: 0x8007054F. Dont know what that means. Please HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi tKalra - I got the same error and finally managed to install itunes successfully. Below is what happened with me.
I have Windows7 64 bit. I downloaded itunes 10.6.3 for windows64bit and started the installation wizard by opening the downloaded file. At one stage I got the same error you have mentioned above. I started googling to find a solution and thats how I found your post. Anyway I went through lot of other posts that suggested lot of different things but I just wanted to try my own thing first.
So what I did is to go through with the wizard by clicking ok on the error. I then got an error about apple mobile device service not running. I ignored and went ahead with the installation. Installation finished but the itunes wont start giving the service not running error. I tried to manually start the service but it gave a privilege error.
I then went to control panel and uninstalled itunes, apple mobile device thing and bonjour..basically what ever was from apple. Then I also went to start -> run -> regedit and checked for any registry keys for apple under local user and local computer. Deleted if found. Restarted and then just right clicked on the itunes setup file that was downloaded and ran it as administrator. That did it for me. So I am guessing it was privilege thing but not sure. Hope this helps.

When I plug in my iphone 4S to my 64-bit computer a error box comes up in my 64-bit itunes that reads (This iphone cannot be used because the required software is not installed. Run the Itunes installer to remove itunes, than install the 64-bit version of

When I plug in my iphone 4S to my 64-bit computer a error box comes up in my 64-bit itunes that reads (This iphone cannot be used because the required software is not installed. Run the Itunes installer to remove itunes, than install the 64-bit version of itines.) This just started a few weeks ago. I've done a system restore on my computer, deleated and reinstalled the 64-bit itunes several times, did a registery clean, rebooted. Nothing seems to work it will not pick up my phone.

Let's try a standalone Apple Mobile Device Support install. It still might not install, but fingers crossed any error messages will give us a better idea of the underlying cause of why it's not installing under normal conditions.
Download and save a copy of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe) installer file to your hard drive:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install the free trial version of WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/
Right-click the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe), and select "Extract to iTunesSetup" (or "Extract to iTunes64Setup"). WinRAR will expand the contents of the file into a folder called "iTunesSetup" (or "iTunes64Setup").
Go into the folder and doubleclick the AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi (or AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi) to do a standalone AMDS install.
(If it offers you the choice to remove or repair, choose "Remove", and if the uninstall goes through successfully, see if you can reinstall by doubleclicking the AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi again.)
Does it install (or uninstall and then reinstall) properly for you? If so, can you get a normal iTunes install to go through properly now?
If instead you get an error message during the install (or uninstall), let us know what it says. (Precise text, please.)

Transfer Songs from Ipod to New Computer and New Itunes Installation

Hi,
I want to transfer songs on my Ipod to a new installation of Itunes on a new computer. I get a message that my Ipod is synced to another library and that I can only be synced to one library and that my ipod will be erased and synced to the currently libary. The problem is my current library is empty since it's a new itunes installtion and I don't want to erase my ipod and delete all my songs.
So how do I transfer songs from my ipod to the new itunes installation on my new computer?
Thanks for any replies.

I think I've read in a post before that you can't do it that way. That you can only transfer music from the computer to the iPod, and not the other way around. I believe they suggested backing up your library (to disk, I guess) and installing it on the new computer. Something like that. It seems silly that the transfer only works one way, but there you are.

ITunes successfully installs in my computer but the moment I open it, a message will appear showing that microsoft has stopped working and the program will close. What do I do?

iTunes successfully installs in my computer but the moment I open it, a message will appear showing that microsoft has stopped working and the program will close. What do I do?

Let's first try updating your QuickTime Player to the most recent version. Does that help with the iTunes launch errors?

I'm trying to install itunes on my new computer and I keep getting the error message about Windows Installer. It does not show up under "Programs".

I'm trying to install itunes on my new computer and I keep getting the error message about Windows Installer. I've seen the other posts regarding this issue, however, I am unable to even get it to load for it to show up under "Programs".

Repair your Apple software update.
Go to START/ALL PROGRAMS/Apple Software Update. If it offers you a newer version of Apple Software Update, do it but Deselect any other software offered at the same time. Once done, try another iTunes install
If you don't find ASU, go to Control Panel:
START > CONTROL PANEL > Programs n Features / highlight ASU and click CHANGE then REPAIR,

Ihr Computer kann jetzt nicht ausgeschaltet werden, da gerade Software installiert wird. Remote Desktop Client-Update, Safari und iTunes werden gerade installiert. Das Unterbrechen der Installation kann Ihren Computer beschädigen. Sie können ausschalten,

MacBook Pro (2009)
Mein Updatevorgang läuft seit 3 Tagen und lässt sich nicht abbrechen, obwohl es nicht weiter geht!
Aktueller Update-Stand:
"Ihr Computer kann jetzt nicht ausgeschaltet werden, da gerade Software installiert wird.
Remote Desktop Client-Update, Safari und iTunes werden gerade installiert. Das Unterbrechen der Installation kann Ihren Computer beschädigen. Sie können ausschalten, sobald die Installation beendet ist."

Ich habe das gleiche problem....ich hoffe auf eine schnelle loesung...

I can't get the iTunes installer to download to my computer. Win 7 Pro.

I have tried for two days to download the iTunes installer on a new computer. I'm running Windows 7 Pro on a Dell Precision, i7 processor, 32 GB RAM. A window pops up when I click on the Download link, asking if I want to download the file. When I click it, it opens a new window thanking me for downloading iTunes, but the download never occurs. I've tried this on both Firefox (36.0.1) and IE (11.0.9600.1761).
Does anybody have a useful solution?
Michael

There is some anecdotal evidence that the scripts on the Apple site that are supposed to detect the version of Windows you are running may fail for some users - jumping straight to the "Thank you for downloading ..." page with the installer not having been downloaded. As an alternative, you can go directly to the relevant downloads - like the previous 12.1.0.77 release, there are three different installers available, with direct links to these as follows:
iTunes 12.1.1.4 (32-bit) - iTunesSetup.exe
iTunes 12.1.1.4 (64-bit) - itunes6464setup.exe
iTunes 12.1.1.4 (64-bit "for older video cards") - iTunes64Setup.exe
The third of these - which is actually the 32-bit application with a 64-bit installer - should be used if you get a warning about video card incompatibility when you install the standard 64-bit version. Based on evidence of the previous release, this may also be an appropriate alternative if you have playback issues or crashes with the standard 64-bit version, or problems syncing with MS Outlook. In the case of playback issues, you should check the following before trying the "for older video cards" version:
Varying the Play Audio Using settings under Edit > Preferences > Playback (you need to restart iTunes for changes to take effect). Setting this to "Direct Sound" rather than "Windows Audio Session" has been reported to address some playback issues (though some users have stated the reverse to be the case - this may vary with specific audio hardware/drivers)
Verify that you have the latest version (7.7.6) of QuickTime installed - some users have found that absence of QuickTime, or an out-of-date version can result in complete lack of audio output, particularly (though not exclusively) with Bluetooth audio devices.
See turingtest2's notes on Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates for more details if you're still having problems with installation.

What did I do wrong? I used to have iTunes installed on this computer and lost it when it crashed. No I can't get past a certain point in the installation point. I keep getting an error message stating that I need to verify that I have access to this file

Help!! What's going wrong here. I used to have iTunes installed on this computer but lost it when it crashed. I've tried re-installing it numerous times but I keep getting the same error message. "Error writing to file: C:\ProgramFiles\iTunes.Resources\es.lproj\iPadLicense.rtf. Verify that you have access to that directory." I know I have access to that directory because on a different computer I can sync my iPad and iPhone. What am I doing wrong? What do I need to go in and authorize or turn on? Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.

That one's consistent with disk/file damage. The first thing I'd try with that is running a disk check (chkdsk) over your C drive.
XP instructions in the following document: How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP
Vista instructions in the following document: Check your hard disk for errors
Windows 7 instructions in the following document: How to use CHKDSK (Check Disk)
Select both Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, or use chkdsk /r (depending on which way you decide to go about doing this). You'll almost certainly have to schedule the chkdsk to run on startup. The scan should take quite a while ... if it quits after a few minutes or seconds, something's interfering with the scan.
Does the chkdsk find/repair any damage? If so, can you get an install to go through properly afterwards?

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