Quicktime cannot initialize error 2093

I am having trouble loading Quicktime. I have completely uninstalled itunes and quicktime the way the instructions described, emptied temporary folders, emptied the recycle bin, restarted my computer and it still won't install. When I try to install it I am told that a newer version is already installed and I cannot install. I do not have any quicktime installed from what I can tell. I am unable to open itunes and therefore cannot use my new ipod yet. Help please!

hi Nathan!
okay, prior to any installs or uninstalls or repair installs, switch off your antivirus and your antispyware.
let's try following the QT part of the uninstall instructions here to remove your QT:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976
once you've got that out of the way, let's try a
b repair install
on your itunes. go to Add/Remove, select itunes, click "change/remove" and then select "repair". (as part of the repair process, QT 7.0.3 should be reinstalled.)
keep us posted on your progress.
love, b

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I've been unable to access my iTunes on my main computer and I keep getting the message "QuickTime failed to initialize. Error #2093. Please make sure QuickTime is properly installed on this computer". I have always been able to log-on to my iTunes until recently but don't know what is happening now. Can anyone tell me what's going on? And what can I do to fix this? (It's telling me to "Uninstall iTunes, then re-install iTunes again...if I do this will I lose all my music )

I've been unable to access my iTunes on my main computer and I keep getting the message "QuickTime failed to initialize. Error #2093.
Quickly doublechecking something, gus ... is that a #2093 or a #2096? (The #2096 when launching iTunes has been much more common in recent times, and usually indicates something different from the #2093.)
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I found some help on the iTunes for Windows discussion.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1222907&tstart=30
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Entry point not found, failed to initialize, Error #2093

*+'The procedure entry point QTCF_CFUniCharGetUnicodePropertyDataForPlane could not be located in the dynamic link library QTCF.dll'+*
Has anyone seen this before? I've uninstalled twice and rebooted twice with no change to the error messages.
I have QTCF.dll in many of the file folders associated with Quicktime.
Thanks

'The procedure entry point QTCF_CFUniCharGetUnicodePropertyDataForPlane could not be located in the dynamic link library QTCF.dll'
It's usually caused by a misplaced, older version of the QTCF.dll lurking about in your system.
I have QTCF.dll in many of the file folders associated with Quicktime.
Perhaps it would be best to run an all files and folders search to check where they all are. Can you post back to let us know the locations of the various copies?

Quiktime Failed to Initialize (error -2093)

hey i have itunes for a long time now its not working. I had accidentily uninstalled quiktime and you need it for itunes so i uninstalled itunes and i tryed to install it again... there was something that came up new and i did not recognize... it needed me to find "scan.msi" during the installation. Can someone help me out and possibly tell me where to find "scan.msi"
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"error code: -3" and "error -2093" during installation

I just got my fifth generation iPod a few days ago. When I try to install the software from the CD that came in the box, the installation program can never quite finish. It gets through iTunes but then hangs up right as it is about to finish installing QuickTime. Then a window pops up telling me "QuickTime Installation Failed Error Code: -3." When I click on the iTunes icon on my desktop, another window pops up. It says "QuickTime failed to initialize (Error -2093)." iTunes never opens, and I can't put anything on iPod until this gets fixed. I have no idea what to do.

hey b,
thanks so much for posting so many replies regarding error codes: 3, 2093, and 1406. at first i was having a hard time figuring out what to do first and then i sat down to read through your postings. you are the best! i followed the info you explained in this thread and others you referenced to.
i was worried that i wounldn't be able to use my itunes anymore but thanks to you i works now.
i was having trouble updating itunes 6 with Quicktime 7.0.3 and i was installing it and uninstalling it about 20 times. i even tried installing the stand alone QT 7.0.3 but wasn't successful because i didn't clean up the previous installation.
i basically followed the steps b lays out here and crossreferenced the other threads b wrote regarding the specific error messages that would pop up.
anyway i downloaded the installation.exe for QT standalone on my desktop. then i downloaded the itunes.exe on my desktop too but didn't run them. i deleted all previous installations and rebooted my computer. after the reboot i then shut down all applications running in the background (including McAfee firewall and viruscan) and did the stand alone QT installation. when i got an error message 1406 i clicked the ignore button and it installed QT anyway. then ran the itunes install.exe and it worked out great.
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lmc

"Error Code: -3" and "error -2093"

I just got my fifth generation iPod a few days ago. I decided to update my iTunes to version 6. I did this with the software cd that came with the iPod. Everything went smoothly until the wizard was just about to finish installing QuickTime. Then this window popped up saying:
Quick Time Installation Failed
Error Code: -3
So I pressed "OK". I was allowed to finish the the installation process. Then I go to click on the iTunes icon and a pop window saying this appeared:
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So I have been running around the apple support site for the past couple of days trying to fix this. My latest endeavor involved uninstalling everything and then trying to install a standalong version of QuicTime. That only yielded this pop up window:
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hey b,
thanks so much for posting so many replies regarding error codes: 3, 2093, and 1406. at first i was having a hard time figuring out what to do first and then i sat down to read through your postings. you are the best! i followed the info you explained in this thread and others you referenced to.
i was worried that i wounldn't be able to use my itunes anymore but thanks to you i works now.
i was having trouble updating itunes 6 with Quicktime 7.0.3 and i was installing it and uninstalling it about 20 times. i even tried installing the stand alone QT 7.0.3 but wasn't successful because i didn't clean up the previous installation.
i basically followed the steps b lays out here and crossreferenced the other threads b wrote regarding the specific error messages that would pop up.
anyway i downloaded the installation.exe for QT standalone on my desktop. then i downloaded the itunes.exe on my desktop too but didn't run them. i deleted all previous installations and rebooted my computer. after the reboot i then shut down all applications running in the background (including McAfee firewall and viruscan) and did the stand alone QT installation. when i got an error message 1406 i clicked the ignore button and it installed QT anyway. then ran the itunes install.exe and it worked out great.
thanks b, great job!
lmc

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"Please make sure Quicktime is properly installed on this computer."
Can someone please help me? My itunes and quicktime player wont work and i keep getting this message. When I try to open itunes it tells me to please reinstall itunes.
I tried doing a system restore to a previous date but that didnt work. I tried to uninstall quicktime from the add/remove menu but it wouldnt uninstall. I tried using the itune setup to 'repair' itunes and quicktime but that didnt work because when it got to the end of installing quicktime, i got 'Error Code -3'.
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I am getting the error message you show. Ie. Entry point etc. in Windows Vista.
Okay. Go "Start > Computer". In Computer, go "Tools > Folder Options". Click the "View tab". Make sure that "Show hidden files and folders" is selected and that "Hide extensions for known filetypes" is unchecked. Okay out of the tab.
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