Quick Time failed to initialize (Error - 2096)

Can anyone help, Ive just upgraded to this and tried for literally hours and hours and more or less give up, anyone know whats the score with this??? Any help appreciated guys....

I had the same problem. It took me a while, but I finally fixed the problem. Here is what I did:
1) Remove old versions of iTunes, QuickTime, and iPod.
2) Restart computer
3) Load latest Window operating system. From SP2 to SP3 (Service Package)
4) Restart
5) Load iTunes and Quicktime latest version
6) Open Qicktime
7) Open iTunes (I got the same error message!)
8) The problem lies in the shortcut for iTunes. If you open the properties of the iTunes shortcut and the one for Quicktime. You'll notice that the iTunes shortcut is gray out in the Target area in the otherhand the Quicktime shortcut has the entire link to the program in the C:drive. I know it sounds kind of crazy, but this was the problem.
9) Delete iTunes shortcut
10) Open Window Explorer and travel to the iTunes.exc file in the C:drive
11) Create iTunes shortcut in that folder (right click on the file "Create shortcut")
12) Drag and drop shortcut to desktop
13) Open iTunes
Hopefully this will work.
Good luck

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I cant open itunes cause quick time failed to initialize (error - 2096)

i cant open itunes cause quick time failed to initialize (error - 2096)

hmmmm.
doublechecking something before proceeding ... are any boxes ticked in the Compatibility tab for your QuickTime?
(i've seen that message produced when some of the Display Settings boxes in there are ticked, not just the compatibility mode one.)

Getting Quick Time failed to initialize (error - 2096)

problems with itunes, again & again & get the same message " Quick Time failed to initialize error 2096.
need help

That one is often a compatibility mode problem. Try the following document, only be sure that none of the boxes in the compatibility mode tab are checked (not just the compatibility mode box itself):
iTunes for Windows: How to turn off Compatibility Mode

HT203421 I down loaded Quick Time for windows in My "Windows XP SP3" computer. I got an Icon on the desktop but when I tried to open it I got This; Quick Time failed to initialize Error code #2096. I bought a second one and it did the same thing, I now ha

I purchased Quick

Hi kcorney1,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You may find the steps in this article helpful for troubleshooting Quicktime:
Error -2096 message when opening QuickTime for Windows in Compatibility Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1875
All the best,
Jeremy

An error comes up when trying to play tunes quick time failed to initialise error-2096 and screen goes weird ?? frustrated.

An error 2096 comes up on screen when trying to play iTunes from quick time says to uninstall tunes then re-install !! Started to happen after last upgrade from quick +iTunes and is frustrating as can't play anything ,is on Windows XP and was fine till now! Thanks in advance.

Is your QuickTime working if you try to open it?
If you get a 2096 error, see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1875
Otherwise see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1489
If your QuickTime works normally let me know.
The 2096 error has often been associated with compatability mode problems.
Otherwise try a complete removal of all iTunes related programs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
Then download and install the version of Quicktime that does not include iTunes:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
Check that it works
Then try installing iTunes.

Quick time failed to initialise, error 2096

I upgraded to itunes 7.1 and now I cannot open itunes. Keep getting the error 2096 message. Tried to reinstall itunes with no luck,same error message.Pliz help.I am losing my cool.

Is your QuickTime working if you try to open it?
If you get a 2096 error, see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1875
Otherwise see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1489
If your QuickTime works normally let me know.
The 2096 error has often been associated with compatability mode problems.
Otherwise try a complete removal of all iTunes related programs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
Then download and install the version of Quicktime that does not include iTunes:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
Check that it works
Then try installing iTunes.

Quick time failed to initialize. error #-2095??????

i have been trying to fix this problem for months now and i cant get my itunes to come up it says this every time i try to. i have tryed to reintall in many times and it says error. PLEASE HELP

I also have this problem. Quicktime just wont come up i have tryed everything i even called the apple nummer or whatever.i HAVE even tryed to delete it using the contol pannle add/rove option.it just wont go away!
THE ERROR # IS- 2095
someone please help!!!

Warning "Quick Time failed to initialize, error #0" All the time %#@!*&)+

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I get this warning all the time.
On Google, it shows that a lot of people also have the same warning. The solutions do not seem very clear how to get rid of it.
Pls help.

( I had the same prob. this worked for me..Good luck...)
1.Quit iTunes.
2. Windows XP and Windows 2000: On the Start menu, click My Computer (or double-click My Computer on the Desktop).
-Windows Vista: On the Start menu, click Computer.
4. In My Computer, open the C:\ drive (or whichever disk your Windows XP is installed on).
5. Open the Program Files folder.
6. Open the iTunes folder.
7. Right-click on the iTunes application (iTunes or iTunes.exe) and from the shortcut menu, click Properties.
8. Click the Compatibility tab.
9. Deselect the checkbox under Compatibility mode if it's selected.
10. Click OK.
11. Open iTunes and play a song.

I installed itunes and quick time but when I try to open itunes I get a message that reads "quicktime failed to initialize (error -2096)"

I installed itunes and quick time but when I try to open itunes I get a message that reads "quicktime failed to initialize (error -2096). I have removed both itunes and quicktime from my computer and re-installed them and I still get the same message. What do I do to get itunes to work?

That one is often a compatibility mode problem. Try the following document, only be sure that none of the boxes in the compatibility mode tab are checked (not just the compatibility mode box itself):
iTunes for Windows: How to turn off Compatibility Mode

When I click on itunes, I get error saying Quick time failed to initialize, no matter how many times I uninstall and start over. What am I doing wrong?

My itunes account wouldn't open, so I had to uninstall and re-install. I've done this 3 times with an error popping up everytime that "Quick time failed to initialize". The message then suggests I uninstall itunes and reinstall. If I click on Quicktime, independently, it opens right up with no problem. What can I do?

My itunes account wouldn't open, so I had to uninstall and re-install. I've done this 3 times with an error popping up everytime that "Quick time failed to initialize". The message then suggests I uninstall itunes and reinstall. If I click on Quicktime, independently, it opens right up with no problem. What can I do?

After iTunes 7.6 update: QuickTime failed to initialize (error -2096

"QuickTime failed to initialize (error -2096).
QuickTime is required to run iTunes. Please reinstall iTunes."
After upgrading to iTunes 7.6 this morning, I get this error when trying to run iTunes or Quicktime. I was using the Apple Updater. I got no errors when running the installer.
I downloaded the 7.6 setup file and attempted to repair the install. I still receive the same error.
There is an article indicating that turning off Compatibility mode would resolve this issue, but Compatibility mode is not turned on for iTues or QuickTime.
The same issue is discussed in the Quicktime forum, here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6400305
I am running on Windows 2003.
Note I had iTunes open earlier today, and it was working fine. It was only when I upgraded to 7.6 (I think I was at 7.4 before. It was definetly 7.something).

Thanks for this discussion and I hope Apple fixes this soon. It took me forever but installing QT 7.2 and installing the less recent itunes update from filehippo finally resolved it for me. Of course the reason it took me forever was that every time I reinstalled itunes, I was using the default setting that was updating QT & Apple also (in hindsight it sounds really dumb, but no one had mentioned that).
This is the first itunes update that has ever gone wrong for me - I've used itunes for 5 yrs (my 1st ipod was a 2nd gen touch wheel). I wonder if some MS developers went to work at Apple to exact revenge...?

Quicktime failed to initialize error -2096 using itunes 8, WinServer2003

Quicktime failed to initialize error -2096
I am getting this when trying to run Itunes 8 on windows 2003 standard
When i click on "QTInfo.exe" it says "Not Installed"
I tried re-installing a few times, all the regular stuff. When I searched help, all I see is a bunch of ninny suggestions like check if it is running in compatibility mode.
Itunes used to work with:
Itunes v7.7 + v7.3.1 Quicktime
(I did NOT use the standard itunes 7.7 installer, since it trys to install Quicktime 7.5)
Basically I'm looking for Apple or someone to tell me what are the files causing the problem so I can bypass it.
This is highly aggravating because we have 2 iphones now that are not able to sync because I updated them to v2.1 which doesnt work with v7.7 of itunes.
I do not actually use quicktime, so if there is a way to trick itunes 8 into thinking the latest quicktime is installed, that would be ok with me too.

I am going to try these solutions to see if they help. I need to backup my computer before doing so though, I dont want to lose everything.
http://pctech.invisibill.net/?page_id=36
http://yukichigai.googlepages.com/iphonex64

Getting the message- Quicktime failed to initialize- (error- 2096).....

I can't get into iTunes ever since this 7.6 version came out. I've downloaded it 8 or 9 times, and I have even tried downloading Quicktime separately, but I get the same message every time!! Help me! The full message is:
Quicktime failed to initialize (error- 2096)
Quicktime is required to run iTunes. Please reinstall iTunes.
So annoying!!!

QuickTime failed to initialize-Error#-2096 QuickTime is required to run itunes.
Let's try to get one set of possibilities off the table.
Head into the Compatibility tab of the Properties for your iTunes.exe as per the following document:
iTunes for Windows: How to turn off Compatibility Mode
... however, when you're in there, make sure that none of the boxes are checked (not just the compatibility mode box).
If iTunes still isn't launching, head into the Compatibility tab of the Properties of your QuickTimePlayer.exe, as per the following document:
Error -2096 message when opening QuickTime for Windows in Compatibility Mode
... again, make sure that none of the boxes in there are checked (not just the compatibility mode box).
Any help with your 2096?

Unable to open iTunes - Quicktime failed to initialize (error -2096)

I can't open iTunes. An error message pops up that says: "Quicktime failed to initialize (error -2096). Quicktime is required to run iTunes. Please uninstall iTunes, then install iTunes again."
I've uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes multiple times and I still get the same error message. I've even tried uninstalling and reinstalling Quicktime, but that doesn't work either.
Please help!

Hello jms1775,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you had a chance to look at this Apple support documented related to this issue? If not, it would be a good place to start.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1875
Hope it helps.
B-rock

DOWNLOAD ITUNES 7.6- RESPONSE "QUICKTIME FAILED TO INITIALIZE, ERROR 2096

I just tried to upgrade to I-Tunes 7.6. Installation seemed to work, yet I get a response now (when I try to go into I-Tunes)- "Quicktime failed to initialize (error 2096)- please reinstall I-Tunes", and now I can't access I-Tunes at all. I've been browsing the discussion boards for an answer, but haven't located a good response yet. I have Windows XP on a Dell computer. Any solutions would be appreciated!

Many thanks for your quick reply! However, in browsing through some old discussions (from back in Nov. 2007), I found this response which worked beautifully & I got everything back. Word to the wise...don't upgrade I-Tunes(read below):
+I was having the same problem, i upgraded to the new iTunes & it wouldn't open cause of an error with Quicktime.+
+On another topic thread, Rob Austin suggested to go to this website http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime72forwindows.html+
+IT WORKS!!! Just delete Quicktime from your computer & download Quicktime from the link & iTunes will re-open. I got all my songs back, everything was the same, even my playlists.+
+Thanks Rob!!!+

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