TS1424 iTunes 10.6.3.25 - Error -(42404)

Whenever I start iTunes I get an error that says:
A required iTunes component is not installed. Please repair or reinstall iTunes.-(42404)
And everything works except for buying/downloading on the iTunes Store, in which I was gonna buy some music.

Although you're getting a different error message, I'd try the following document with that one:
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization

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I was recently upgrading my computer with upgrades that my mac came up with for me and my computer shut down in the middle of it. When I turned it back on again the upgrade window was gone and when I tried to open my iTunes I got this error message: "The iTunes application could not be opened. A required iTunes component is not installed. (-42404)."
I've searched for this error on the support pages and have found nothing. Help?!

I had the same error messages. Quick and easy steps:
1. Control panel/ remove All quick tunes and itunes.
(if itunes will not delete another step involved)
2. itunes did not delete, you must install window installer cleanup.
search down the file for itunes highlight and remove. Do the same for quick tunes if still present.
3. Start/search for files and folders: "itunes" delete them all, "Quicktime" delete them all.
4. Your choice, go to itunes and down load Quicktime & itunes together, or go to google and download seperately. (my choice to do seperately).
5. NOTE: ( don't know if this was necessary) but rebooted computer after each step.
Through much trial and effort and a bunch of research, it finally worked.
GOOD LUCK to all. Hope this works well for you all.

Itunes 10.5.3.3 error (-42404) now lost synch with ipod, previous ver OK.

Updated Itunes to 10.5.3.3 and reveived error (-42404) now lost synch with ipod, previous ver OK. Reinstalling with repair after downloading the Itunes.exe file did not work.

Error (-42404) SOLUTION - for Vista
Uninstall everything Apple as per Apple Forum "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923 for Vista". Be the administrator to ensure you have acces to folders and files which you may need to check. This is the solution that worked for Vista, but I read the solution for Win 7 is almost identical.
Cheers

I Cannot install itunes because of an error (-42404) Can anyone offer a solution please?

I cannot install itunes because of an error (-42404) Can anyone offer a solution please?

A search of the forums would be a good place to start.
Also, check out the "More Like This" section to the right.
Amazing what a little effort put forth will reveal.

TS3694 itunes error (-42404) -- Okay, getting a little frustrated (but then again, who isn't a little frustrated?). I recently tried to upgrade iTunes software a few days ago but it failed. What is (-42404) error code mean?

itunes error (-42404) -- Okay, getting a little frustrated (but then again, who isn't a little frustrated?). I recently tried to upgrade iTunes software a few days ago but it failed. What is (-42404) error code mean?
I get the following:
(1) iTunes - The software required for communicating with iPods and mobile phones was not installed correctly. Do you want iTunes to try to repair this for you? Yes/No
(2) iTunes - The software required for communicating with iPods and mobile phones could not be repaired. Please reinstall iTunes if you wish to use these devices. OK
(3) iTunes error message - A required iTunes component is not installed. Please repair or reinstall iTunes. (-42404) OK
(4) iTunes error message - We could not complete your iTunes Store request. A required iTunes component is not installed. Please repair or reinstall iTunes. (-42404) There is an error in the iTunes Store. Please try again later. OK
Okay, so I decided to uninstall and reinstall. Funny, iTunes can be found in a program folder, but it does not show up in the programs list. I tried to look for it using the command prompt ("wmic" --> "product get name") but iTunes is not there either. Doesn't even show up in the registry to try to uninstall.
I just want to "properly" uninstall and reinstall iTunes (plus the other usual suspects, Apple Software Update, Apple Mobile Device Support, Bonjour, & Apple Application Support). If anyone out there has any suggestions, please help! (I'm running Windows Vista -- don't judge/laugh) :-)

Okay, feeling like an idiot, but will share so others don't have to. I rebooted my computer and that enabled iTunes to reappear in the programs list. Don't appear to be having the same problems as before (no error messages now). Problem solved!

ITunes Error 42404 after update

I have updated to 11.0.3.42 and now have an error 42404 come up, I have uninstalled itunes twice and reinstalled but still get the same message. What am i doing wrong ang how can I fix it?

Hi IPuppy84,
If you continue to the the Error 42404 message even after attempting to reinstall iTunes, you may want to check out the "Specific Conditions and Alert Messages" section of the following article:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297
Regards,
- Brenden

Updating ITunes and error 42404 with Vista

I was getting error 42404 and tried updating ITunes and it wouldn't update, tried a fix and was told it doesn't work with windows vista, I am unable to sync my IPad or my IPod and lost all my music and pictures I had on them, This all shows up on ITunes but will not transfer to my other devices and I cannot up grade because I have Windows Vista, is there a fix for this or am I SOL?

Maybe some help here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3258
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS329

Itunes error -42404

Well, unlike a previous thread about this error code, my itunes will open and play song and music videos. The catch is that it will only play songs and videos that i purchased in the last 4 months or so. All movies and 90% of the songs after that will not play. Movies wont play period while songs pop up the authorize box and when i go to authorize it pops up the "Unable to authorize. iTunes is missing a required component Error -42404"
Now i recently had to archive and reinstall OSX 10.4 because a failed update corrupted many of my programs. Now everything else works fully except iTunes. And i have current itunes and quicktime.
What do i do now??
Message was edited by: Silentwolf

Hi,
Try downloading and reinstalling the latest version of iTunes from here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Can you download anything from the iTunes Store, like the Free Single of The Week?
If you can't download from or connect to the iTunes Store, try the general tips in this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1368
-Jason

Error on iTunes 8.2.1. in iStore (-42404)

I recently lost my Spotlight and other apps, went to Discussions, tried various suggested things (repairing permissions, etc) and couldn't restore them, so had to resort to re-installing my OS X CD's and then upgrading to 10.4.11, and doing a lot of other 'suggested' upgrades. (I have a G3 iBook). now my iTunes 8.2.1 (6), the latest version I can download for the G3, has an error I've never had before:
"We could not complete your iTunes store request. A required iTunes component is not installed 9-42404)
There was an error in the iTunes Store. Please try again later."
I can't sync my iPod or access the Store with this error.
Any suggestions?

What was the exact source of the iTunes version? I have seen reports of similar errors that were associated with using the Software Update feature vs. downloading iTunes directly from Apple and installing it that way.
[http://support.apple.com/downloads/iTunes8_21]

Upgraded to Itunes 11.0.4.4x64 now I get error -42404

I upgraded to iTunes 11.0.4.4 and now I receive error -42404 (A required iTunes component is not installed). I’ve removed and reinstalled iTunes several times and get the same result. I’ve also tried using the install to repair the program and still get the same result.
After the install, there is not menu item, but there is a desktop icon. How can I either fix this or downgrade to the previous version????
Thank you

Hi OpryFan,
Here is an article of troubleshooting steps for iTunes installation issues, including instructions for thoroughly and completely removing iTunes prior to the installation attempt:
Trouble installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1926
I hope this helps!
- Ari

I have an error 42404 message. I have uninstalled Itunes,quick time, etc, etc. I then checked to make sure that all files had been deleted. I have 2 files that haven't been deleted and are still not. It will not allow me to delete them access denied.

I received an error 42404 message. I have uninstalled itunes, quick time, etc, etc. I then went to check that all the files had been deleted, however,
Program files\common files\Apple - will not delete - it says folder access denied
program files (x86)\common files\Apple - will note delete - it says require permission from SYSTEM to make changes to this folder.
How can I delete these 2 files so that I can reinstal Itunes?

You can uninstall the relevant extensions from Tools>Addons to remove those toolbars. Also there may be some unwanted plugins which you may want to disable. This should solve your problems.
If you still want a clean profile, uninstall firefox with the "Remove my Firefox personal data and customizations" checkbox enabled. Alternatively you may remove your firefox profile folder which (on Window7) is stored in C:\Users\<your-username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles folder with a randomly name. You may delete this folder before installing a new version to get a clean profile.

What is the proper way to reinstall iTunes after error 42404 without losing all my music?

What is the proper way to reinstall iTunes after error 42404 without losing all my music?

Here's what I do when I have iTunes problems and it works 9 out of 10 times. I have Ccleaner; It's a wonderful tool to have. If you don't have it, google it and install it, just the free version. You'll see the list of all of your installed programs in there to unstall (among of a host of other things you could do with that program) but anyway, right click on Apple Software first to repair, when done then right click on Apple Application Support to repair, then when done with that, right click on iTunes to repair that and all should be well after that. No uninstall should be necessary at all when you do all that.

Why am I now receiving the error 42404: a required iTunes component is not installed after the 10.5.3 iTunes update? Now, I cannot sync my iphone...

Why am I now receiving the error 42404: a required iTunes component is not installed after the 10.5.3 iTunes update? Now, I cannot sync my iphone...I have uninstalled and re-installed several times now without any luck.
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That one's consistent with disk/file damage. The first thing I'd try with that is running a disk check (chkdsk) over your C drive.
XP instructions in the following document: How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP
Vista instructions in the following document: Check your hard disk for errors
Windows 7 instructions in the following document: How to use CHKDSK (Check Disk)
Select both Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, or use chkdsk /r (depending on which way you decide to go about doing this). You'll almost certainly have to schedule the chkdsk to run on startup. The scan should take quite a while ... if it quits after a few minutes or seconds, something's interfering with the scan.
Does the chkdsk find/repair any damage? If so, can you get an install to go through properly afterwards?

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I receive the error 42404 when I want to enter itunes. Tried -repair- did not resolve problem. Deleted and dowloaded itunes again did not resolve problem. What can I do to be able to enter itunes again?

Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"? Ones with a green checkmark are solved.

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"Please reinstall itunes unknow error -42404 keeps coming up have reinstalled twice still no luck need help!!!!

I searched the error message, and microsoft support recommends uninstalling all apple software and then reinstall it. The following is a link that gives a step by step:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16017192#16017192
When you reinstall iTunes, you should beable to install the lastest version 10.4.1

TS1424 iTunes 10.6.3.25 - Error -(42404)

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