Why is iTunes for MS Windows so flakey ?

I don't understand why a company like Apple cannot make iTunes stable.
Seems that iTunes gets worse after every release! There are nearly 1/4 million discussions in the iTunes for Windows section!
iTunes constantly hangs my Windows, I usually have to stop the iTunes process for windows to come alive again.
iPad and iPhone wifi sync constantly errors.
Come on Apple please stabilise iTunes.
Don't make me go Android.

It sucketh. However, I disagree that it has gotten worse. It think we have so many new users so the number of complaints have increased.
I've seen an improvement. At least now you can restart iTunes and resolve most problems. We used to have to reboot Windows to get it to work! Before that, we had to uninstall all components (in a specific order) and then reinstall them.
Things are getting better and hopefully it will eventually become rock solid on Windows and/or 100% OTA.

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I'm having trouble installing itunes on a asus laptop with windows 8.1 64bit. Install goes well unill i get the message Apple Mobile Device service fails to start. I've unstalled and removed all apple related files on my pc.. rebooted and tried reinstalling but no succes. What can i do?

Run through the second box of Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates up until the moment that you would install iTunes.
Download a fresh copy of the iTunesSetup.exe or iTunesSetup64.exe installer from the direct links in the further information area of the user tip.
Download and install 7-Zip (free), or a free trial of WinRAR, and use one of them to extract the contents of the installer file.
Install the .msi components in alphabetical order, ignoring iCloudSetup.msi which is for Vista only and the SetupAdmin,exe file which is the normal installer. Even if AMDS won't install you may get a more useful error message as to why not.
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I tried to download the lastest version of itunes for my windows based desktop. Error message "Apple mobile device failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient provledges to start system services." Uninstall & reinstalling itunes didn't work

Hi Communitiy.
I have a window desktop and have had itunes for ever. The latest update failed and I am getting a strange error message. "Apple mobile Device failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privledges to start system service."
I have iphones and I am wondering if a sync of iphone and I tunes has somehow screwed up everything.
The update will not load. I have even tried uninstalling itunes and reinstalling.
I get the same exact message as before.
I am stuck as to what to try or do.

Hello Clage,
The following article provides steps that can help get the Apple Mobile Device service sorted.
How to restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567
Cheers,
Allen

ITunes for 64bit Windows 7 Driver/CD/DVD/Drive Issues-

Hi There
I am sure that there are many many users out there suffering the same frustration as me in regard to ITunes just not working properly with Windoews 7 (64Bit).
I have been trying to solve the mystery of "ITunes for Windows Registry Settings Warning When Opening Itunes.
I have tried all the recommended actions to correct this problem without any success and I do mean ALL.
Below is a screen shot of my registry, can anyone see anything wrong with it?
In the meantime (Last four months) I have stopped using ITunes and instead have used Digital 7, this will be my very last attempt to get ITunes working properly, failure will mean consigning ITunes to the same place as any other Software that does not do wshat it says on the can.
I hope someone can help.

That's good that it is in device manager, but what about in Computer with the rest of the drivers?
Also, are the drives listed in Computer and device manager or just device manager?
I want to verify if the symptoms are present for a particular software issue before looking at other issues. I really doubt it is a driver issue at this point. If it was, then I suspect the issue would be present from day one.
It could be that the lens has dust buildup preventing it from working properly. They do make CD cleaning kits that have a special CD designed to clean the laser as it passes over the lens. If you happen to have one of these, or access to one, I recommend trying this step to make sure it isn't as simple as dust buildup interfering with the laser.
It could also be hardware failure, but I would like to try a few other steps before coming to that conclusion.
It may be worth reviewing this document as it covers a lot of the most common issues behind DVD drive issues. Feel free to skip any steps you have already tried.
Let me know what happens.
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Why no Skype for Modern Windows?

Why not allow people to continue to use Skype for Modern Windows? I understand getting people to upgrade to a better desktop version, but the desktop version lacks features present in the Modern Windows version. I often have very long Skype calls, where I might be playing a videogame or go on the internet at the same time. Skype for Modern Windows allows me to have one side of the screen(with adjustable width) for Skype and one side of the screen for a game in Fullscreen. I cannot do this with the desktop version. Please allow my computer to use Skype for Modern Windows, An annoyed lover of Skype

MB555 wrote:
what?
if the RT version is going to be supported then why cant my regular windows 8,1 64 bit run it?
I mean it comes from the same store, so they are adding a updae to it where you cant run it?
That means that they are doing extra programming just to not make it work
That's what I am saying here all the time. It is just childish stubbornness of Microsoft/Skype management to make (the small group yet) of Windows 8 tablet users angry and thinking of move to a different platform. "What application do we needlessly remove tomorrow ?" - a new Microsft campaign slogan

Why does itunes freeze up windows/PC but work fine on mac?

Yes itunes is apple but why make it so bad on PC and fine on mac? not everyone has the money for mac. And school wise windows is much easier than mac. One of my friends is stupid enough to rely on pages for everything but when we need to use excel or publisher she cant figure out how to do things so she either goes to the library in precious sleep time before school, or during lunch and recess, etc; OR she uses my laptop before school which I find quite annoying moving it from my morning mess down to another room. Seriously if Apple is trying to get more people to buy macs ITS NOT F*CKING WORKING!!!! It's just making me ****** at having to wait 10 hours and lose most of my sleep trying to do a recovery of my ipod coz it took too long to sync and kept stuffing up my laptop. And now i cant have any decent games because it will freeze up my perfectly fast and relativly new laptop (few months old). This also happens on all other windows in my household and my friends also complain. BTW I am not a noob. I'm actually really good with technology and gaming though my appearance suggests otherwise.

Around these parts - yes resync is a word.
The waiting icons are appearing in the iPad correct? If so, finish the downloads in iTunes on your computer and then try to sync the apps. Don't connect the iPad when you do this - just try to finish the downloads in iTunes.
Where can you see your music? In the music app itself on the iPad?

Whenever I try to download the Itunes for my windows 7, it says this "This installation package could not be opened verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that thi is a valid Windowspac. HELP

To finish what it wasys is. Windows Installer package. I just got this new Dell laptop for christmas. Ad it won't let me download any kind of version of Itunes, that just keeps popping up. And it's starting to aggrivate me, how do I get Itunes?!?! HELP ME PLEASEEE.

I'd first try downloading an installer from the Apple website using a different web browser:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
If you use Firefox instead of IE for the download (or vice versa), do you get a working installer?

How do I set up iTunes for multiple Windows identities?

We are a family of 5, all with separate Windows XP identities on the same PC. Each has an iPod, and several of us have additional devices (iPhone, iPad, iTouch, iMac). Everyone has their own email addresses. But right now, every device is using a single instance of iTunes, and they are all using my email address. With stuff being shared with iCloud, I am thinking that now is the time to segregate everyone into their own iTunes accounts.
How do I accomplish this, in such a way that all our tunes and apps can still be shared? It is as easy as setting up iTunes on each person's Windows identity and then linking that new instance of iTunes to the folders where the music and apps are?
Asking before I do this because I really don't want to screw this up. Thanks to all - in advance - for you help and suggestions.

Hi Diesel,
Many thanks for your reply. I have been doing that, but running it as an administrator means that my calendar info is not synced. I get a blank calendar on my iPad. I need to be able to set it up so that users can run it in their own accounts. There must be a way to do this?
Kind regards,
Euan

Why wont itunes work in windows 8

I just bought a new laptop with window 8 installed on it. Itunes wont work on it for some reason.I just downloaded Itunes 11 and it worked one time. i closed it out and now it wont start again. when I start it it says that something caused Itunes to stop working and windows will close the program. I uninstalled it and installed an earlier version and that worked. How can I get Itunes 11 to work on windows 8?

Hi arnoldfromraleigh,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this issue.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
iTunes 11.1 for Windows (64-bit)
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1615
64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 require the iTunes 64-bit installer
Cheers,
- Judy

ITunes for x64 Windows

Hi,
Does anyone know anything about iTunes putting out drivers for Windows x64? Or do they not care because Vista is around the corner. This pretty much blows because ever since I moved my computer over to x64 I can't burn cd's with iTunes. I think I've tried every possible fix for this but if anyone has any new ideas please share.
Thanks,
Damon

I have the same problem. x64 is a crap operating
system, nothing works correctly with it.
Yeah there is a bunch of other stuff that doesn't work with it, or they give crappy drivers for. Are you going to get Vista? That's going to be 64bit, I think it's all in one version though. I didn't want to get it right when it came out because I figured it would still need more work, but I might just go for it anyway. Not sure when it's coming out.

Itunes for 64bit windows

While installing the itunes 11.1 for 64 bit windows, it gives error and ask to run the installation program again. But same error resurfaces.

Is there a process to update my iTunes. I've used this gear driver and it's worked GREAT for a long time, but when and if I ever update my iTunes it breaks this and I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling gear, reverting back to the same version of iTunes and completely reinstalling both but nothing seems to work. Is there a good process to revert back and reinstall iTunes and the gear driver?

Is there a version of itunes for older windows xp users?

I just got a 'new' old laptop. And I decided to restart my itunes library onto this one.
But when I try to download itunes onto it, it keeps saying that I need a newer version of windows xp to run it.
I really need to put itunes on this computer. So I suppose my question is, is there a version of itunes I can use on an older windows xp program?

Yes run Windows update
You can check XP by right click on MY Computer and then click properties you will see Installed OS level.
should say XP .....(Home or professional)SP1,2 or 3

NAS server with mp3s and Itunes for Mac & Windows. How to keep all running?

a)I have mp3s on the server (a NAS Hard Drive) when I run I-tunes even after selecting a a folder in the network hard drive tries to move the music on my local macbook under the i-tunes music folder location, this happens usually when I get I-tunes updates and re-installation. Is any way to stop I-Tunes to move files? I have no space in my Mac for all the mp3s.
b) what is the best way to share the music files between two computers with I-Tunes, one being a Mac and the other a Windows? This, without screwing the files.
c) I-Tunes generated a lot of duplicates. My guess is the same song may apply to different albums. Any way to correct this problem, so no more duplicates?
Thank You
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.10)

If you want cross-paltform comaptibility limit the fonts to OpenType or Windows TrueType formats, both of which work on both Mac and PC. To avoid missing font warnings the fonts must either be installed on each computer, or they must be in a folder named Document Fonts in the same location as the .indd file they are to work with. Packaging the file will build taht folder for you.
the rest of the stuff in your list won't help you. .idml would allow you to open on an older version, but does nothing for your situation. Embedding the links will keep you from having missing links, but so will packaging, and embedded links will make the file much larger and harder to work with.
For goodness sake, don't even think about outlining the text. It stops being text when you do that and you can no longer edit it.
And finally. do yourself a big favor and don't attempt to actually work on your file directly from the flash drive. Copy the whole package folder to the hard drive, work on it, then copy back. You don't want to know how many files are fatally damaged by write errors on flash drives.

Where can I download itunes for my windows cpu?

New hard drive. Syas I need to reload Itunes.
Web site doesnt work. Is there another way to get the download?

Probably maintenance. Is it a matter of life or death?

Why suddenly iTunes for italy is now american ITunes in english language and dollar money?

since yestarday my ipad has a iTunes in english language and dollar money. it is an american iTunes, also all music, movies, books are american ones. Probably because the iOs was upgraded? And now?

Connect to the Computer you Usually Sync with and Follow the Steps Here...
Recovery Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

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