ITunes Won't Open Because of Quicktime

I have a computer with Windows 7 Pro and I can't get iTunes to work correctly on it. I was getting an error message that was saying that iTunes couldn't open because Quicktime wasn't installed. However, quicktime is installed and working properly. I've uninstalled everything related to apple and reinstalled it, and after doing that, iTunes worked, but today I started getting the same error message. I'm not sure what the issue is because there doesn't seem to be an issue with Quicktime.

I'm going through the SAME ****. I install Itunes and quicktime seems to go ok until the end of the installation and then all **** breaks loose. Some error comes up saying that I can't install it. THEN It says the installation finished successfully. So I click finish and what happends now is that it specifies that I need to update my quicktime to open itunes... I dont care about Quicktime, i want itunes to work, anyone have a link to an older STANDALONE version of itunes? Where you don't need quicktime?
-Jb

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I recently updated iTunes, and iTunes won't open. It says
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Well, I tried redownloading iTunes and just the latest Quicktime, but I keep getting the message.
I tried clearing my temp files but nothing else will work. Do I have to uninstall iTunes completely, and if so, what do I do about my library?

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let's try swapping out your QuickTime again. we'll take 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.
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?

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Megan hello,
welcome to the Apple Discussions open the iTunes folder in your Music folder and select the iTunes 4 Music Library file... type cpmmand - D and this will duplicate the file... put the original file on the desktop and change the name of the duplicate to be the same as one you just moved ... double/click on this file after the name change... if all is okay you can trash the file on the desktop later..
let's know if it all works again Megan .... TP

ITunes won't open because Quicktime was not found!

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If you definitely have a working QuickTime but iTunes thinks that you7 do not, then this points to a particular type of error.
Do you have a computer that has been set up for a work network? You may find that iTunes works OK when the computer is connected to the network but doesn't at home when not connected.
There are other possibilities, but this is a common one.
If I have guessed right, the problem lies in the %path% environment variable. In order to look at its contents, could you do the following:
Type:
cmd
into your search box and click cmd under Programs.
The black cmd window will open.
Next copy&paste the following into the cmd window and press return:
echo %path% >documents\path.txt
This will place the contents of the %path% variable in a text file called Path in (My) Documents.
Could you copy&paste this text file into your next post so I can look at it.
(Use ctrl V to paste into the editor, right click doesn't work.)

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Megan hello,
welcome to the Apple Discussions open the iTunes folder in your Music folder and select the iTunes 4 Music Library file... type cpmmand - D and this will duplicate the file... put the original file on the desktop and change the name of the duplicate to be the same as one you just moved ... double/click on this file after the name change... if all is okay you can trash the file on the desktop later..
let's know if it all works again Megan .... TP

ITunes won't open because of my soundconfigurations?

I don't know how it started, but it says 'iTunes can not be opened because of your soundconfiguration' Can anyone help me to fix this issue?
Regards

If the message actually says audio configuration, the following should help.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304424

ITunes won't open, because it "needs QuickTime 7.0.3"--but I have it!

Same sob story, to a degree, that I've been reading about. BUT--when I click on the iTunes icon, it says it can't launch because QuickTime isn't up-to-date. That isn't accurate, because they download together! This is on a brand new computer, Dell Inspiron 6000. I have uninstalled the download and tried the CD that came with the Nano (an older version), and it installs but won't run, either. Just wants to send an error report to Microsoft each time I try to open iTunes.
I've tried a lot, including choosing iTunes not be the primary audio player. QuickTime doesn't successfully install when I tried a separate installation.
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Dell Inspiron 6000 Windows XP

Well, then we need to get rid of every Quicktime reference on your computer and start anew.
to Verify That All QUICKTIME Files Are Removed
Go to: Start/Find/Files or Folders.
Enter QuickTime as one word in the Name box.
Click Find Now (be sure you are in the C drive of your computer).
Confirm that the following files are NOT on your computer. If they are still on your computer, delete them.
QuickTimeInstaller.ini
QuickTimeInstaller.exe
QuickTimeInstallCache.qdat
then reboot your computer
OR
Close the program tray icon (lower right corner of taskbar) before trying to remove (or installing standalone)? ( or ctrl alt del and close these first: iTunesHelper.exe, qttask.exe)
or:
Start - Run - copy and paste this into the run box:
C:\WINDOWS\unvise32qt.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\QuickTime\Uninstall.log
(check to see if there is a file "uninstall.log" in the C:\WINDOWS\System32\QuickTime folder)
last resort (since you cant get rid of it anyway) -
delete c:\program files\quicktime folder and c:\windows\system32\quicktime folder
run regedit - delete these keys:
HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Quic kTime
HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime
Then, try downloading Quicktime Standalone and see if iTunes will open up after that. Good luck and keep me posted either way.
Rachyl

Itunes won't open because it says Quicktime was not found?

When I click to open Itunes, first this message pops up: The procdedure entry point QTCF_CFHTTPPMessageSetHeaderFieldValue couldn not be locate in the dynamic link library QTCF.dll.
Then i click OK and the same message pops up, and then another one pops up saying: Quick Time is not found. Quicktime is required to open Itunes. Please uninstall Itunes, then install it again.
Except I checked, and i DO have Quicktime. So I uninstalled Quicktime, and installed it again. I opened iTunes and ir won't work. So I uninstalled iTunes and then installed it again. Still doesn't work...

If you definitely have a working QuickTime but iTunes thinks that you7 do not, then this points to a particular type of error.
Do you have a computer that has been set up for a work network? You may find that iTunes works OK when the computer is connected to the network but doesn't at home when not connected.
There are other possibilities, but this is a common one.
If I have guessed right, the problem lies in the %path% environment variable. In order to look at its contents, could you do the following:
Type:
cmd
into your search box and click cmd under Programs.
The black cmd window will open.
Next copy&paste the following into the cmd window and press return:
echo %path% >documents\path.txt
This will place the contents of the %path% variable in a text file called Path in (My) Documents.
Could you copy&paste this text file into your next post so I can look at it.
(Use ctrl V to paste into the editor, right click doesn't work.)

HT1926 My itunes won't open because it says "This application has failed to start because MSVCR80.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem" Can someone help? I don't want to delete it altogether due to needing the phone backup

I was given notification to upload the latest version of itunes recently, so I clicked installed. However it has since corrupted my itunes and I get the error message:
"This application has failed to start because MSVCR80.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem".
In poor timing, I have also accidently damaged my phone and have a new one to restore it to an old back up.
It is because of this I am reluctant to completely delete itunes off my computer and start again for fear of losing my back ups.
Is there another way to fix iTunes so I can open it again?
Thanks

Hey I finally got an older vesion of itunes to work!!! 10.7 x64 for windows 7
After uninstalling all apple products even quicktime
I had to delete everything from (program files, and program files x64, program data,)
And all downloads from apple, and I went in to search deleted other stuff from apple, and itunes
But definently not my itunes library and Playlist
Down loaded 10.7 x64 for windows 7, but checked (do not start when done)
Then I emptied my recycling bin and restarted my PC
I ran geek tech tool box same as reg cure pro, also PC Tools registry cleaner, and CC Cleaner
Then I emptied my recycling bin and restarted my PC
And wallah... It finally works, and I Love the older version anyways.
Easier to download and transfer music!!!!!

Itunes won't open because of audio configuation

When I try and open itunes I get this
Itunes cannot run because it has detected a problem with your audio configuration
What should I do?

that's typically caused by a problem with your QuickTime. (iTunes uses QuickTime for audio and video playback.)
the following document may be of some help:
iTunes 7 for Windows: iTunes had detected an audio configuration problem

Itunes won't open because of error 13010 occurred

All of a sudden when I try and open itune, it gives me this message: The iTunes application could not be opened. An unknown error occurred (13010).

CaddyFan wrote:
Try the following:
1. Go to the following folder: username/Music/iTunes/
2. Remove the following files from this folder:
iTunes Library Genius.itdb
iTunes Library.itl
iTunes Library Extras.itdb
3. Open iTunes.
4. You will have to re-scan your media.
No! Not the iTunes Library.itl file!! That is what makes your library. Delete that and when you open iTunes you will get a blank, brand new library which will certainly take care of the issue because you will be starting from scratch (the media files will still be on the computer). By "re-scan your media" this will mean adding it all again to the library, rebuilding your playlists, starting off with playcounts zero and no ratings.
Caddyfan, I see you have systematically posted in quite a number of topics about this issue. I hope you post a correction about this in each one, or if you did indeed mean delete the entire library file at least make it clear this will be a consequence of your suggestion. It is also usually unecessary to post in topics which haven't seen a post in about a year.

Itunes won't open due to quicktime problem

hi
i have recently moved my itunes library from my old computer to a new laptop. the promblem is, when i tried to open itunes, it said there were files missing so i uninstalled it and the reinstalled it. but then it said, check that my quicktime was properly installed.
does anyone know how i can fix this problem?
thanks.

let's start by trying a careful standalone QT 7.1 reinstall.
download and save a copy of the QT 7.1 standalone installer to your hard drive. (we'll run the install from there rather than online.) switch off antivirus and antispyware applications prior to the install.
Quicktime 7.1 Standalone Installer
if that install goes through okay, does your itunes launch properly again?
(if you get an error message on the QT standalone reinstall, let us know what it says. include error message numbers if you're getting any.)

ITunes can't open - because of QuickTime?!

Hi,
recently when I try to open iTunes, I get the notorious "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close" error message from windows. The error report is as follows:
AppName: itunes.exe AppVer.:6.0.0.18
Offset 0000b77d
Now, I did do research, and have found out that the problem seems to be with Quicktime.
I tried to uninstall Quicktime via "Add/Remove Programs" in the control panel, but I get the following error message:
"UNHANDLED EXCEPTION
Error Number: 0x80040707
Description: DLL function call crashed: QTInstallCode.QuickTimeUnInstallProg
Setup will now terminate"
There is no other option but to press OK.
Is there another QT inside of iTunes that needs to be replaced? What can I do?!
I tried it without my anti-virus on, and it's the same thing.
I could un and then re-install iTunes, but then I lose everything, like playlists, ratings, etc. and I have to import from scratch.
You see, I have my music spread out over my PC, not in one place.
Can someone PLEASE help me, I really want my music back.
Thanks, and all the best,
Omeguz
MSI - MS-6701 Windows XP XP Home, SP2 2,6 GHz, 1024MB Ram

If I do that, I lose all my itunes info, like I said,
right?
Nope. The iTunes database should be preserved. But if you want to be cautious, make a backup copy of the "iTunes Library.itl" file.
And I have to re-import and rename all the
songs! They are currently mostly named with numbers,
only in iTunes do they have proper titles, artists,
etc.
If you edited the songs to have the right names in iTunes, then it saved that information into the song tags (except in the case of WAV files). The songs will have the correct information regardless.
Also, I can't install a new quicktime until I
uninstall the old one
I don't see why. You should be able to install right over the old one, no problem.

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