QuickTime failed... Error #2093

Still can't get iTunes to load or work & have done all the suggested processes.. any ideas? what a POS this version is...

hi Edward!
you don't explicitly say what you've actually tried, so i'm going to tell you things you might have already tried.
the same procedures outlined here are also useful when dealing with the QT #2093 (you don't have to check to see if your QT is broken, of course):
b noir, "Windows: Install and Launching of iTunes 5" #1, 02:52pm Oct 3, 2005 CDT
keep us posted.
love, b

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