ITunes won't uninstall or open

When I click on iTunes, this error message pops up "iTunes cannot run because some of it's required files are missing. Please reinstall iTunes." When I try to install it, it will go through the whole process but it still does not open. When I try to uninstall iTunes, it will not let me fully uninstall it. Does this mean something is wrong with my computer?
Windows XP

I have the same problem on my own computer. I wish someone would respond to this with answers lol. It's very frustrating.

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everytime i try to upgrade itunes i run into a different problem. this time my old itunes won't uninstall so the new one can install. and now i can't even open the old itunes or uninstall it myself. i'm pretty dumb when it comes to computers so if you could dumb it down when you answer this it would be greatly appreciated. thanks

when i try to install itunes 7.1.1 the following message comes up:
'the feature you are tryting to use is on a netwotk resource that is unavaliable
Click ok to try again, or enter an alternate path a a folder containing the insallation package 'Itunes.msi' in the box below'
with that one, try the following procedure (mariza, this is probably worth a try with your one too):
first, head into your Add/Remove programs and uninstall your QuickTime. if it goes, good. if it doesn't, we'll just attend to it when we attend to itunes.
next, download and install the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. use it to clear any existing itunes and/or QuickTime installation configuration information from the PC.
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next, use the the following document as a guide for manual removal of leftover itunes and quicktime program files:
Removing iTunes and QuickTime for Windows
now try another itunes install. does it go through properly this time?

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Apr. 2015 Niel post: Re-install iTunes application - https://discussions.apple.com/message/28055467#28055467 - delete the old application first, with instructions on how to do that.
April 2015 LincDavis post with a bit more detail on the method Niel outlines - https://discussions.apple.com/message/28101611#28101611
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Itunes won't uninstall OR reinstall

Okay, so I was having problems with my computer awhile ago and deleted things I wasn't using and ran the recovery. Thought everything was fine until I tried to open itunes and it said that the action was only valid on installed programs. So I went to the website and tried to reinstall iTunes and got an error saying that previous versions couldn't be deleted. So I went into my Control Panel and tried to completely uninstall it, and it gave me a message saying " The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailabe."
Now the really weird part...I went and did a complete search of my computer for iTunes and it seems that i have 2 versions installed (although only 1 pops up in my add/remove programs) and found a way to open one of them, and it works just fine. But am I going to be able to update it?
Please help me figure it out! I would really just like to delete it all and then reinstall the whole iTunes package, but it will not let me uninstall iTunes.
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+Thought everything was fine until I tried to open itunes and it said that the action was only valid on installed programs. So I went to the website and tried to reinstall iTunes and got an error saying that previous versions couldn't be deleted. So I went into my Control Panel and tried to completely uninstall it, and it gave me a message saying " The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailabe."+
With those ones, let's try the following procedure.
First, head into your Add/Remove programs and uninstall your QuickTime. If it goes, good. If it doesn't, we'll just attend to it when we attend to iTunes.
Next, download and install the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. Use it to clear any existing iTunes and/or QuickTime installation configuration information from the PC. (Launch Windows Installer CleanUp, find any iTunes and/or QuickTime entries in the list of programs in CleanUp, select those entries, and click “remove”.)
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Next, use the the following document as a guide for manual removal of any leftover iTunes and QuickTime program files:
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Now try another iTunes install. Does it go through properly this time? If so, does iTunes launch for you?

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How can I reinstall qt & itunes. Everything I tried would not work.
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I was able to remove the programs (msicuu2.exe ) and reinstall quick time and iTunes.
However I was unable to get the programs to work.
I got the following messages after I started each program
QuickTimePlayer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
EventType: BEX     P1 : QuickTimePlayer.exe     P2 : 7.69.80.9
P3 :4cf444ff     P4 :QuickTimePlayer.dll     P5 :7.69.80.9     P6 : 4cf444e1
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Earlier this week when my iTunes 7.0 update came, I tried to install it, but only QuickTime had updated. However, I want the new version of iTunes, too, as the version I'm using has many pesky bugs. So, anyways, I go to uninstall it using Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs, and it gets to verifying the uninstallation, but then gives me an error message saying,
"iTunes: Could not open key:
HKEYLOCALMACHINE\Software\Classes\.m4r\OpenWithProgIds.
Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel."
Here is a screen shot:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x236/dude527/itunesclusterfuck.jpg
Help please, I would like my iTunes to update, and stop having this error.

"iTunes: Could not open key: HKEYLOCALMACHINE\Software\Classes\.m4r\OpenWithProgIds. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel."
We'd better check to see if the XP user account that you're doing the install in has full permissions on that Key.
Go "Start > Run", type regedit and hit enter.
Expand HKEYLOCALMACHINE.
Expand Software
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What if my itunes won't let me open it

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ive tried doing what it says but it doesnt work
THen how about sharing some information
What version of iPhoto? Of the OS?
exactly what does happen when you tried each of the three suggestions? Include exact error messages
1 --
Shut down and restart your computer, and then open iPhoto again.
2 -
If the problem persists, try rebuilding your photo library. To do this, quit iPhoto, and then reopen it while keeping the Option and Command keys pressed.
3 -
You can also try restoring your photo library from a backup.
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1 --
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2 -
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3 -
You can also try restoring your photo library from a backup.
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My iTunes won't connect once opened on my iPhone. Any suggestions?

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http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/phone/
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I just installed 10.5 and .8 update, from 10.4xx, Original 10.5 Archived and installed, Now itunes won't, can't open due to "library created by a newer version error message,
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This morning iTunes started refusing to open. When opened it bounces twice and then closes.
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Reinstalled iTunes (which reinstalls Quicktime as well)
Opend iTunes to make sure it worked (it did), then closed it.
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For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
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