Unable to run Google Chrome on Mavericks

I updated to Mavericks from Lion last night and had none of the problems that seem to be common to most people when I did a search for common issues. However, Google Chrome would not open when I rebooted after installing Mavericks, so I reinstalled it. It still wouldn't open, so I tried opening it from my applications folder. From there it tries to open but then pops up with a window saying "Google Chrome quit unexpectedly". I've tried rebooting and reinstalling a couple times and it does the same thing.
I have a Macbook Pro from late 2011. Does anyone know about any compatibility issues between Chrome and Mavericks? I've not seen anything in my searches. Additionally, any advice on how to get this problem fixed?

Hello,
Thank you for posting in the HP Support Forum.
In this particular case, neither HP nor Yahoo prevent the computer from getting Chrome browser. Especially when you mentioned that the security software triggered an alarm, this means that most probably you tried to download a fake copy of the Chrome browser and thanks God the security software prevented it from installing. It is quite common nowadays because this is popular software and fake copies do exist. Sometimes they appear on top of search result in search engines and they do not lead to the official vendor's site but some other server. Additionally, if this is not the case, your computer might also have already been infected by some pest which redirected your traffic to fake Chrome.
There is only one official place to download this product - Google official site/sub-site
Click here => https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html and choose Download Chrome blue button in the middle of the page
Follow the on screen instructions.
Some additional instructions from Google -> https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?hl=en
Here are some other instructions how to set up home page in Internet Explorer
http://blog.laptopmag.com/set-blank-browser-home-page
For Google, instead of blank page, you need to enter www.google.com as the page address
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/change-home-page#ie=ie-11
Hope this helps
Best wishes,
IT_WinSec
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Hello,
Thank you for posting in the HP Support Forum.
In this particular case, neither HP nor Yahoo prevent the computer from getting Chrome browser. Especially when you mentioned that the security software triggered an alarm, this means that most probably you tried to download a fake copy of the Chrome browser and thanks God the security software prevented it from installing. It is quite common nowadays because this is popular software and fake copies do exist. Sometimes they appear on top of search result in search engines and they do not lead to the official vendor's site but some other server. Additionally, if this is not the case, your computer might also have already been infected by some pest which redirected your traffic to fake Chrome.
There is only one official place to download this product - Google official site/sub-site
Click here => https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html and choose Download Chrome blue button in the middle of the page
Follow the on screen instructions.
Some additional instructions from Google -> https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?hl=en
Here are some other instructions how to set up home page in Internet Explorer
http://blog.laptopmag.com/set-blank-browser-home-page
For Google, instead of blank page, you need to enter www.google.com as the page address
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/change-home-page#ie=ie-11
Hope this helps
Best wishes,
IT_WinSec
Hewlett-Packard employee | HP Enterprise Services
Although I work for HP, I express my personal opinion.
Visit www.hp.com/makeitmatter
--Say "Thanks" by clicking the Kudos Thumb Up in the post that you find useful.
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My Macpro Intel Core Duo-running OS 10.6.8 has been crashing pretty much with everything I try to open. I find the last resort will be to boot from Snow Leopard system disc. Has anyone experienced this? I can only run Google Chrome.

In the last few days, it seems that my computer has all of a sudden caught a virus. I have never had that happened to a computer, but I have surely heard about it. I can't think of any other reason it is behaving like this. I know that Macs have been pretty much impervious to viruses, but that was before they were the majority of users.
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In the last few days, it seems that my computer has all of a sudden caught a virus.
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You mention "cleaning and maintenance." Have you been running utilities claiming to do those things? If so, you may be the victim of an overly-zealous cleaning job, which has removed important files and damaged your system.
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If you have backups, reboot from your Snow Leopard install disc. From there, first, repair the hard drive with Disk Utility. Once that is done, assuming repairs were successful, reinstall the system. You can simply reinstall it on top of your current system, and it will replace any damaged or lost system files with new copies. (You'll also need to update the system via Software Update after reinstalling.)
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Unable to add google account since Mavericks update

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Trying to get google-chrome to run with webgl under bumblebee

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Polygons in scene: 62464
Visual ID of window: 0x20
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ERROR: ld.so: object 'libdlfaker.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (cannot open shared object file): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'librrfaker.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (cannot open shared object file): ignored.
Created new window in existing browser session.
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If it's helpful here is a pastebin of the output for journalctl -f (http://pastebin.com/6RgaJcuu) and here's some info I think might be helpful/relevant:
➜ ~ sudo systemctl status bumblebeed -l
bumblebeed.service - Bumblebee C Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/bumblebeed.service; enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2014-04-02 12:17:52 BST; 45min ago
Main PID: 303 (bumblebeed)
CGroup: /system.slice/bumblebeed.service
└─303 /usr/bin/bumblebeed
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work bumblebeed[303]: [ 2497.860333] [ERROR][XORG] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1 (0x7f5dbbb22000+0xb5e04) [0x7f5dbbbd7e04]
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work bumblebeed[303]: [ 2497.860335] [ERROR][XORG] (EE)
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work bumblebeed[303]: [ 2497.860337] [ERROR][XORG] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x0
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work bumblebeed[303]: [ 2497.860339] [ERROR][XORG] (EE)
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work bumblebeed[303]: [ 2497.860341] [ERROR][XORG] (EE) Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work bumblebeed[303]: [ 2497.860343] [ERROR][XORG] (EE)
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work bumblebeed[303]: [ 2497.860345] [ERROR][XORG] (EE)
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work bumblebeed[303]: [ 2497.860347] [ERROR][XORG] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.8.log" for additional information.
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work bumblebeed[303]: [ 2497.860349] [ERROR][XORG] (EE)
Apr 02 12:59:27 michael-work systemd-coredump[5229]: Process 5161 (Xorg) dumped core.
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[ 2497.271] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
[ 2497.271] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
[ 2497.271] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event9)
[ 2497.271] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
[ 2497.271] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 2497.271] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
[ 2497.271] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event7)
[ 2497.271] (II) AutoAddDevices is off - not adding device.
[ 2497.818] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Deleting GPU-0
[ 2497.821] (EE) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
Last edited by crashandburn4 (2014-04-02 12:07:08)

I used the following the last time (months ago) I tried running it with optirun:
optirun google-chrome-unstable --enable-webgl --ignore-gpu-blacklist
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Why use the closed source chrome, when the open source chromium works? (and doesn't link against 4 year old libs etc)

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I installed 10.9.2 today and am unable to start Google Chrome, Google Chrome Canary, or Skype. All 3 of them seem to be failling on the same piece of code ("FillInSystemVersionInfoFromString"). Has anyone else seen this issue? Could it be related to some other conflicting software? I don't see the issue with any other installed applications, and the same thing happens when I try starting the apps from a brand new user account. I also already tried to re-seat the 4 RAM sticks, no dice.
Chrome crash report:
Process:         Google Chrome [1781]
Path:            /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome
Identifier:      com.google.Chrome
Version:         33.0.1750.117 (1750.117)
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1575]
Responsible:     Google Chrome [1781]
User ID:         502
Date/Time:       2014-03-03 15:51:26.020 -0500
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.2 (13C64)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: 9A44A608-31C5-4660-44AD-1A225FD73339
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000fffc4085
VM Regions Near 0xfffc4085:
    Stack                  00000000bf7ae000-00000000bffae000 [ 8192K] rw-/rwx SM=COW
-->
    Submap                 00000000ffff0000-00000000ffff1000 [    4K] r--/r-- SM=PRV process-only VM submap
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_c.dylib                  0x9826111e __svfscanf_l + 3887
1   libsystem_c.dylib                  0x982693b2 vsscanf_l + 952
2   libsystem_c.dylib                  0x9825a3ec sscanf_l + 41
3   com.apple.HIServices               0x91d1a78d FillInSystemVersionInfoFromString + 183
4   com.apple.HIServices               0x91d193c8 _RegisterApplication + 5582
5   com.apple.HIServices               0x91d17df3 INIT_Processes + 65
6   com.apple.HIServices               0x91d3d15c ProcessInformationCopyDictionary + 173
7   com.google.Chrome.framework        0x00843750 0x5a000 + 8296272
8   com.google.Chrome.framework        0x001be735 0x5a000 + 1460021
9   com.google.Chrome.framework        0x02faf949 0x5a000 + 49633609
10 com.google.Chrome.framework        0x02fb513c 0x5a000 + 49656124
11 com.google.Chrome.framework        0x02faf32a 0x5a000 + 49632042
12 com.google.Chrome.framework        0x007de7b3 0x5a000 + 7882675
13 com.google.Chrome.framework        0x007df25f 0x5a000 + 7885407
14 com.google.Chrome.framework        0x007de620 0x5a000 + 7882272
15 com.google.Chrome.framework        0x0005cc59 ChromeMain + 41
16 com.google.Chrome                  0x00053f78 main + 24
17 com.google.Chrome                  0x00053f55 0x53000 + 3925
Skype crash report:
Process:         Skype [1943]
Path:            /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype
Identifier:      com.skype.skype
Version:         6.12 (6.12.0.438)
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1575]
Responsible:     Skype [1943]
User ID:         502
Date/Time:       2014-03-03 16:07:22.271 -0500
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.2 (13C64)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: 9A44A608-31C5-4660-44AD-1A225FD73339
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000fffc4085
VM Regions Near 0xfffc4085:
    __LINKEDIT             00000000d0006000-00000000d0008000 [    8K] r--/rwx SM=COW /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/Frameworks/Skype.framework/Versions/A/Skype
-->
    Submap                 00000000ffff0000-00000000ffff1000 [    4K] r--/r-- SM=PRV process-only VM submap
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_c.dylib                  0x9826111e __svfscanf_l + 3887
1   libsystem_c.dylib                  0x982693b2 vsscanf_l + 952
2   libsystem_c.dylib                  0x9825a3ec sscanf_l + 41
3   com.apple.HIServices               0x91d1a78d FillInSystemVersionInfoFromString + 183
4   com.apple.HIServices               0x91d193c8 _RegisterApplication + 5582
5   com.apple.HIServices               0x91d17df3 INIT_Processes + 65
6   com.apple.HIServices               0x91d17d8e GetCurrentProcess + 29
7   com.apple.HIToolbox                0x90210218 MenuBarInstance::GetAggregateUIMode(unsigned long*, unsigned long*) + 40
8   com.apple.HIToolbox                0x9000fb0f MenuBarInstance::IsVisible() + 49
9   com.apple.HIToolbox                0x9000f918 IsMenuBarVisible + 19
10 com.apple.AppKit                   0x9ae6c506 _NSInitializeAppContext + 62
11 com.apple.AppKit                   0x9ae6b6ab -[NSApplication init] + 746
12 com.apple.AppKit                   0x9ae6b1da +[NSApplication sharedApplication] + 153
13 com.skype.skype                    0x0000fff4 0x1000 + 61428
14 com.skype.skype                    0x000035d5 0x1000 + 9685

Here is my etrecheck output as well:
Hardware Information:
    iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
    iMac - model: iMac13,2
    1 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
    32 GB RAM
Video Information:
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX - VRAM: 2048 MB
System Software:
    OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 1:35:4
Disk Information:
    APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 disk1 : (3 TB)
        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 3 TB
        Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
    APPLE SSD SM128E disk0 : (121.33 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 120.99 GB
        Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
USB Information:
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    FiiO FiiO USB DAC-E17
    Razer Razer DeathAdder
    Apple Inc. MacBook Air SuperDrive
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv    (4.3.2)
    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB    (4.3.2)
    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt    (4.3.2)
    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp    (4.3.2)
Launch Daemons:
    [System]    com.livescribe.PenCommService.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    org.virtualbox.startup.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
    [System]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
    None
Internet Plug-ins:
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.5.17733 3rd-Party support link
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.5.17733 3rd-Party support link
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
    BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
    AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
    AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
    Java 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
    Solver:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
    /Users/dkerrigan/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1324
        convertpdf:    Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Cisco WebEx Meeting Center:    Version: 1301.05.2809.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        asannotation2:    Version: 1206.25.2804.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        atmsupload:    Version: 1209.12.2806.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    /Users/dkerrigan/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1326
        Cisco WebEx Event Center:    Version: 1209.12.2806.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        convertpdf:    Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        asannotation2:    Version: 1206.25.2804.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    Audacity:    Version: 2.0.5.0 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
        /Applications/Audacity/Audacity.app
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
        Microsoft Graph:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Database Utility:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Office Reminders:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Upload Center:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        My Day:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        SyncServicesAgent:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Open XML for Excel:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Alerts Daemon:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Database Daemon:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Chart Converter:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Clip Gallery:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
        Microsoft PowerPoint:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Excel:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Outlook:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Word:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Document Connection:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    Microsoft Language Register:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
    Microsoft AutoUpdate:    Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
    XLD:    Version: 20131102 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
    Livescribe Desktop:    Version: 2.8.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
        19%    firefox
         6%    WindowServer
         2%    EtreCheck
         0%    mdworker
         0%    coreservicesd
Top Processes by Memory:
    492 MB    firefox
    328 MB    mds_stores
    164 MB    WindowServer
    164 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent
    131 MB    softwareupdated
Virtual Memory Information:
    26.01 GB    Free RAM
    2.57 GB    Active RAM
    1.69 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.73 GB    Wired RAM
    1.38 GB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs

I have Mac OS 10.5.8 and cannot install Google Chrome

I've read everywhere that you must have OS 10.5 or higher in order to install Google Chrome. I have OS 10.5.8 and have downloaded Google Chrome from various locations only to get the same result: "You cannot open the application “Google Chrome” because it is not supported on this architecture." Can anyone please let me in on the magical secret of how to install Google Chrome? ...or am I just doomed to not being able to use it with this OS?

Chrome will only run on an Intel Mac--your profile indicates that you have a G5, which is a PowerPC machine. If this is correct, you cannot install & run Google Chrome on that computer.
~Lyssa

Should I install Google chrome?

Can anyone advise about the use of google chrome with mavericks?
how does it compare with Safari?
if I install it, will there be a conflict with the mail software?
AT at the moment I have gmail accounts as well as icloud.
What would you recommend? Is there anything I would need to be aware of or cautious about?

Hi Lex
Thank you - that is a very straight answer!
I did a search before posting, but maybe my search question was not specific enough, so I found very little.
A friend had strongly recommended chrome as it was so very safe, and I thought it wise to check with a wider group which has had much more experience.
He says 'everyone' he knows uses chrome one their Macs because it is so safe and google filters are so good.
Being an infant in Mac systems (and a computing ignoramus generally) I felt I needed to know much more before making a decision.
I understand some of the pros (which are tempting), but not really the cons to make an informed decision. I certainly don't want to change just for the sake of changing!
Can you specify what sort of resource leaks? RAM? Battery?
And what sort of safety issues?
Thanks for your help

My hard drive has 70.93 GB available, yet when i have more than one internet tab open, i have to force quit google chrome because 'there is no more available application memory'. How can I solve this? I have a 2009 macbook pro running on 10.6.8.

My hard drive has 70.93 GB available, yet when i have more than one internet tab open, i have to force quit google chrome because 'there is no more available application memory'. How can I solve this? I have a 2009 macbook pro running on 10.6.8. I have tried updating to mavericks through the mac app store but after it downloading for a day i got an error message saying there was a problem with the download. The same thing happens if i try to update itunes or the mac app store. After research, i have also tried repairing disk permissions, but every time they do get repaired the 'repair' button still appears, i'm not sure if it's because it was unable to repair the initial problems or if it just keeps detecting new ones.

2 GBs is a minimum in which you can do many things, but not concurrently. Be very careful to not install third-party add-ons, limit the number of applications you choose to enter in Login Items, run as few applications concurrently as you demand.
I would consider adding more RAM to your computer. Your model supports 8 GBs, so I would install that.

I am unable to view google ads running alongside and under videos on YouTube. This is only a problem when I use Firefox. If I use another browser, I can see the ads. I do not have adlock as it does not appear in my plug-ins/add ons. Please help..

I have been using Firefox for about two years. For about a month now I have been unable to view any Google advertisements that run on YouTube pages alongside and under videos. This is important for my business. I would like to stay with Firefox, but this is only a problem when I use Firefox and is not a problem with Internet Explorer or Google Chrome as I checked. I tried uninstalling Firefox and all plugs ins and add ons and then reinstalling it. This did not work. Firefox seems to be blocking the Google codes that enable the ads to run on the pages. I look forward to your help. Thank you.

CS2 is very old and reached its "end of life" a while back. So probably won't run on modern operating systems. If you can still run it, you'll need to uninstall what you have and re-install with the download link below to activate it.
Error: Activation Server Unavailable | CS2, Acrobat 7, Audition 3
Nancy O.

I have windows 7 and use google chrome and I can't download iTunes. It just says it cannot be verified and won't let it run.

I am unable to download iTunes to my computer. It uses a genuine edition of Windows 7 and I use Google Chrome but once it has downloaded and I click to run it comes up with 'package cannot be verified'. I also tried to download through Internet Explorer but I got the same result. Thank you for any help.

Hello elainem1066,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
From your post I understand you're getting an error with multiple web browsers after downloading iTunes. I'd like you to please follow the steps in the article linked to below in order to get iTunes installed on your computer.
Issues installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
Take care,
Alex H.

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