TS1717 Is it possible to uninstall & reinstall iTunes and not have to redo all of my playlists etc.?

Is it possible to uninstall & reinstall iTunes and not have to redo all of my playlists etc.?
I updated iTunes and the installation failed and now I cannot open iTunes. The fix is to unistall and reinstall iTunes but I don't want to have to redo all of my playlists and things.

Do not worry all your Data including Playlist, etc. will remain as it is.
Do the following:
Uninstall from Windows the following five programs: iTunes, Apple Software Update, Apple Mobile Device Support, Bonjour and Apple Application Support. You do this from an applet in Control Panel called Programs & Features (in Windows 8, 7, or Vista) or Add or Remove Programs (in Windows XP).
Download the latest version of iTunes from Apple and note the location you're saving it to so you can find it once it's done.
Run the iTunes installation as an administrator, just Right click iTunes installer and Run as Administrator.
Note : If you are unable to Remove Apple Mobile Device Support you can skip that.

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after I download Itunes, when trying to sync Ipod, message says "needs newer version of mobile support, uninstall Itunes, and reinstall Itunes, and the same process starts all over again. why is that?

Try removing and then reinstalling the Apple software using these instructions.
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
The above containes a link for XP. Also. make sure you install the correct Apple software, It comes in 32 and 64 bit and you need the one that is the same as the computer OS

My computer's hardrive went bad an I had to get a new one. Now my computer has nothing on it and I had to reinstall itunes and i have no music or anything. So now I cannot sync my ipod or anything. Is there anything i can do to get all of my stuff back?

My computer's hardrive went bad an I had to get a new one. Now my computer has nothing on it and I had to reinstall itunes and i have no music or anything. So now I cannot sync my ipod or anything. Is there anything i can do to get all of my stuff back?

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for just such an occasion.
Use your backup copy to put everything back.

Why do I keep getting the message that iTunes is quitting working? I have reinstalled iTunes and I have checked the WiFi twice. I have even put the internet cable directly into the laptop and still I cannot connect to the iTunes. Offers no solutions.

Why do I keep getting the message that iTunes is quitting working? I have reinstalled iTunes and I have checked the wifi twice. I have even put the internet access cable directly into the laptop. The message says that windows will look for a solution but never offers any solution.

Try disconnect your internet, then launch iTunes.
Connect your device, then reconnect your internet.
See if this resolves the issue.

I downloaded a film on my phone but I don't have that much storage left now and I want to put it on my iTunes and not have it on my phone but I do not know how to

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Where did you download this film from? Is it in your camera roll? If so, then import the video to the computer via whatever program you use to import pictures like a digital camera. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083

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reinstalled itunes and have 4 to 8 copies of each song. This is the third time has happened over last 3 years. Called Apple, they state must delete extra songs manually, is there a quicker way and why does this happen. I have Iphone, can I delete all music and copy from phone?

Man I hear your pain, same happened to me. I never worked out a way of deleting all the duplicates and I'm guessing it occured as you imported your library more than once.
However it is possible to delete everything and copy from an ipod using different utilities out there on the net, try googling ipodutil as an expample, although I don't know if this works from an iphone but it worked for me copying everything back from an ipod into itunes.

TS1538 help, my ipad is not being recognized in itunes and I have gone through all the troubleshooitng above with no success.

I need to update my ipad and I have not synced in quite some time. When I attempted to sync it does not appear in itunes. I have gone through all the suggestions posted on your website and still have no luck

iPad not appearing in iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
iTunes for Windows: iTunes can’t contact the iPhone, iPad, or iPod software update server
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1814
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4235
IOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Apple - Support - iPad - Syncing
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi Syncing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4062
iOS: “Not enough free space” alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1503
You may need to delete iTunes on your computer and then reinstall.
How To Completely Uninstall and Remove All Traces of iTunes
http://zardozz.com/zz/2008/04/how-to-completely-uninstall-and-remove-all-traces- of-itunes.html/
 Cheers, Tom
iPad not appearing in iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
iTunes for Windows: iTunes can’t contact the iPhone, iPad, or iPod software update server
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1814
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4235
IOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Apple - Support - iPad - Syncing
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi Syncing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4062
iOS: “Not enough free space” alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1503
You may need to delete iTunes on your computer and then reinstall.
How To Completely Uninstall and Remove All Traces of iTunes
http://zardozz.com/zz/2008/04/how-to-completely-uninstall-and-remove-all-traces- of-itunes.html/
 Cheers, Tom

Is it possible to uninstall just clients and not databases using winbatch

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Edited by: 960187 on Sep 19, 2012 3:09 PM

960187 wrote:
Due to security updates we have chosen to remove all previous versions of Oracle CLIENT, and we currently have a WinBatch script that parses all home locations and then uninstalls the Oracle software from those home directories using the Oracle uninstaller.... yep you can see where this is going, on a PC with Oracle Database installed (IE Devs) their database(s) were uninstalled too DOOOHHHH!!
What I am in need of is a scripted method to parse all home directories (because we all know Devs will just reinstall the client they think they need) and uninstalls just the CLIENTS and not the databases. Is this possible programmatically?
Edited by: 960187 on Sep 19, 2012 3:09 PMThis is a fool's errand. The database home includes the client software. And that is necessary because there are times when the database instance itself has to take the role of a client.
Yes, there can be a separate 'client-only' home that can be fairly easily identified, but that still leaves a client in the db home.
You need to re-think your 'requirement'.

How to reinstall iTunes and not lose everything from external drive.

I had to reformat my hard drive. All my iTunes files were (and still are) on an external drive.
When I download the latest version of iTunes, I installed and set up my preferences to change the location of iTunes Media File to External Drive J:\iTunes\iTunes Music.
When iTunes installs, it creates files and folders in C:\Users\Userxyz\Music\itunes
So....Because iTunes didn't show any of my music, playlists, apps, etc. and because I had changed where to keep media files,
I selected the "Add Folder to Library" option
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I also use Vista.....
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If this is what you have done, and you don't have a backup of the library files, the iTunes Library.itl file in particicular, then your old library is lost forever. If you do have the files then it may be possible to get the right library file reconnected to the media provided you haven't been moving things around randomly.
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HT1349 Can I reinstall ITunes and not lose all my music ????

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Hello,
"iTunes Store purchases or songs imported from CDs are saved in your My Music folder by default and shouldn't be deleted when you remove iTunes. While you probably won't lose any content in your iTunes Library when following these steps, it's always a good idea to back up your iTunes library."
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1717
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TS1717 Is it possible to uninstall & reinstall iTunes and not have to redo all of my playlists etc.?

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