This item requeires a later version of iTunes to purchase

This is the error message I get when trying to buy certain albums. I am running win 2000 and I have installed the latest update which is only 7.3.2.6.
This is p!ssing me off. So basically apple is telling me if I want to continue to buy anything from them upgrade my OS?? If that's the case that sounds like a bad business model. Anyone know of anything I can do besides throwing my ipod in the trash

So basically apple is telling me if I want to continue to buy anything from them upgrade my OS??
And yes, that's basically true; you may (at least for now) be able to purchase the standard copy- protected music, but you won't be able to buy any iTunes Plus tracks and may have problems with videos and movies.
Even Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows 2000 in their current software; Office 2007 requires Windows XP at minimum. Windows 2000 was superseded almost eight years ago now, so it should come as no big surprise that new software no longer supports it. It's your choice; if you want to stay with your current version of Windows, you're going to find more and more software that won't run for you. As ed pointed out, there are alternatives to purchasing from the iTunes Store. And of course you can buy the physical CDs and import them yourself.

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After installing the lates version of itunes on my Sony Vio, a bubble pops up which says:
iTunes installation complete, ERROR occured during installation before iTunes could be configured. Your system has not been modified. To complete the installation process, run the installation again.
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Hello there, glenkram.
The following article outlines great steps to try for troubleshooting your very issue:
Issues installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1926
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

When I try to upload the lates version of iTunes, it tells me to enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package iTunes.msi. What does this mean as I can't seem to find any such folder

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Hello there, AndyB73.
The following Knowledge Base article offers some great troubleshooting recommendations for issues installing iTunes:
Issues installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

How to delete a photo album from iPhone using a new hard drive & a later version of iTunes

I'm using the same computer but with a new hard drive and a later version of iTunes. I previously loaded a photo folder from my PC to my iPhone, but I inadvertently did it twice, giving each folder a different name -- "Photo Library," and "Widget Photo Folder." Of course, I also have the "Camera Roll" folder on my iPhone. I now want to delete either the "Photo Library" or the "Widget Photo Folder" from my iPhone. On iTunes in the Photo tab, I don't have the option of deselecting the folder in my PC that I previously synced. Apparently, iTunes recognizes that the privious sync was not done with the new hard drive? How, then, do I remove one of the photo folders from the iPhone?

You CANNOT delete photo album. ALL pics synced to iphone are oin photo library. Those exact same photos, NOT duplicates, can be accessed from the individual albums.
This is how Apple handles photos.
Just as a song is in a playlist and in the library ( there is only one song, simply two ways to access it), photos are in the library and the same photos can be accessed from the album.

HT201407 new iphone 5 and 4 year old macbook, and for some reason my computer says a later version of itunes is required to use iphone to sync. updated most recent version possible and still can not sync to iphone.

new iphone 5 and 4 year old macbook, and for some reason my computer says a later version of iTunes is required. So, i went to ITunes and found i have the latest version availble at this time. iTunes say phone can not be synced because it requires a version of 10.7 or greater?

iPhone 5 requires OS X 10.6.8 & iTunes 10.7 or greater. I suspect you're running Leopard, 10.5.8, correct? If so, you will first have to update your OS, then iTunes in order to sync your phone.

Can't install due to later version of iTunes already installed

When I attempt to install the Airport software, I receive an error message that says the installation will not continue because a later version of iTunes is already installed.
I am running Windows Vista and iTunes 7.2.
Can anyone help me?

I am hoping that by posting here this topic will become current again. My situation is exactly as described below; new computer, attempted to install airport express from install disc; get fatal error b/c I'm running later (7.2) version of itunes. Tried installing from English folder, which appeared to work, but no Airport Express Assistant shows up for configuration purposes. Any suggestions?
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A later version of itunes is already installed.Even when trying to unistall

I can't update itunes and i can't unistall itunes everytime i try, i get the message 'A later version of itunes is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue'.
I've tried to manually unistall itunes but that doesn't work.
I've google'd the problem but no one seems to have had this problem.
Does anyone at all have any idea, how to i can resolve this issue???

Did you do all the steps in the scond article recommended by Jason?It would help if you explained exaclty what steps you have taken.
Usually this issue is solved by cleaning up the installer files with the Microsoft Installer Cleanup Utility. Did you do That?
In case it helps here is a step by step method for removal of iTunes, installer clean up and reinstall.
== uninstall with cleanup ==
Download a fresh copy of iTunes and the stand alone version of Quicktime
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install Microsoft Installer cleanup utility, there are instructions on the page as well as the download. Note that what you download is the installer not the program – you have to run it to install the program
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/
Now use the following method to remove iTunes and its components:
XP
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93698
Vista
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305409
If you hit a problem with one of the uninstalls don't worry, carry on with the deleting of files and folders as directed in the method.
Restart your PC.
Run the Microsoft Installer Cleanup Utility. (Start > All Programs > Windows Install Clean Up)
Remove any references you find to the programs you removed - strictly speaking you only need to worry about those programs where the uninstall failed.
restart your PC
Install the stand alone Quicktime and check that it works.
If it does, install iTunes.
===

A later version of iTunes is already installed.

This is the error I get trying to install the latest iTunes.
"A later version of iTunes is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue."
Since 7.3 IS the latest version, this message is in error.
I have removed iTunes, I have removed Quicktime, I have deleted files, I have deleted registry entries, I have used the Windows Installer Cleaup Utility.
Now I don't have iTunes, and can not install any version of it.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Ruin

Fair enough ... but they shouldn't be there. I just launched my CleanUp and saw no blanks up the top.
Before approaching them, we could try working out what they aren't. Have a look through the rest of the list. Are all the other programs that you use on a regular basis mentioned somewhere else in the list?
(Thinking that if we can account for all the other programs you use, we could go after those those two blanks acting on the assumption that they are actually the iTunes or QuickTime entries. The classic version of what i'm thinking of is extremely rare ... it usually involved old QuickTime versions and you're having an issue with iTunes, which is why I'm guessing that there are no version numbers in your case.)

Can't setup express due to "later version of itunes"

I can't get through the express setup, continually get the message to the effect of "later version of itunes detected, cannot continue" or something close to that.
I am running I tunes 7.0.1.8.
I plugged the expess into my Linksys SRX router via cat6 cable and upgraded the firmware of the express using the program:
airportexpressfirmwareupdate63forwindows
It said download was successful, but when I rerun the setup program, I get the same message. The setup is version 4.2. Should I not be re running the setup program after downloading the update program into th eexpress?
No clue what's going on.

I am hoping that by posting here this topic will become current again. My situation is exactly as described below; new computer, attempted to install airport express from install disc; get fatal error b/c I'm running later (7.2) version of itunes. Tried installing from English folder, which appeared to work, but no Airport Express Assistant shows up for configuration purposes. Any suggestions?
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I was on iTunes on my computer trying to drag a song from my iPhone 4 to my computer but when I connected my phone to the computer using a USB cable then it said that it couldn't connect to my phone because I need to get the later version of iTunes. How?

I was on iTunes on my computer trying to drag a song from my iPhone 4 to my computer but when I connected my phone to the computer using a USB cable then it said that it couldn't connect to my phone because I need to get the later version of iTunes. How do I do that?

Hi Soccer4461,
If you need to update your iTunes software, you may find the following article helpful:
OS X: Updating OS X and Mac App Store apps
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1338
Regards,
- Brenden

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I have looked everywhere for this but cannot locate "From the Store menu, choose Authorize This Computer. (In earlier versions of iTunes, access this option from the Advanced Menu" Please help!! I have been on every iTunes store menu and cannot find "Authorize This Computer"

On your Computer...
Open iTunes...
If you're using iTunes 11 click on the box icon in the top-left corner to see the " Show Menu Bar "
and from the Menu Bar select Store...
From the Store menu, choose Authorize This Computer.
When prompted, enter your Apple ID and password, thehen click Authorize.

The previous version of Itunes had a function where I could identify duplicate songs in my iTUNES library. I cannot find this function in the new version of iTUNES.

The previous version of Itunes had a function where I could identify duplicate songs in my iTUNES library. I cannot find this function in the new version of iTUNES.
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The show duplicates/show exact duplicates features have been left out of iTunes 11. Rumor suggests they will be restored in the next build. In the meantime I have written two Windows scripts to make playlists of Duplicates and Exact Duplicates, either from a selection of tracks or the entire library.
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There is also my DeDuper script if you don't want to do it by hand. This can preserve ratings, play counts, playlist membership, etc. which are lost in a manual clean up. Please take note of the warning to backup your library before deduping. See this thread for background on deduping and the script.
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TS1424 Music item didn't download off of iTunes when purchased.

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Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync/delete all music and resync
To delete all music go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Music>Tap edit in upper right and then tap the minus sign by All Music
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

When I try to upload the lates version of iTunes, it tells me to enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package iTunes.msi. What does this mean as I can't seem to find any such folder and now I cannot uninstall Itunes either

when I try to upload the latest version of iTunes, it tells me to enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package iTunes.msi. What does this mean as I can't seem to find any such folder and now I cannot uninstall Itunes either

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
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Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
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For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
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