Why must I completely uninstall iTunes, quicktime etc. for every update?

Every time I try to update iTunes there is a problem installing the iTunes software. I am forced to uninstall iTunes, quicktime, bonjour etc. every time! This is very irritating and takes a longgg time (considering I must also fully install it again). I have already tried deleting my Temp folder...Any ideas?

Can you detail what "problem" arises? Is it the same problem every time, and if so what exactly is the error message. If you can provide that information, it will help people diagnose the problem and offer suggestions.
One common problem, for any OS or application update, is antivirus and antispyware software. It's usually a good idea to temporarily disable any such utility prior to attempting any software installation or upgrade.
Regards.

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After completely uninstalling iTunes and QuickTime, registry keys remain!

I have completely uninstalled iTunes and QuickTime from my PC (OS = XP Home) and deleted all folders and files associated with Apple, iTunes or QuickTime that were not removed during the normal uninstall procedure.
Also, I have cleaned my registry using Registry Mechanic. However, about 120 registry keys for iTunes and QuickTime stubbornly remain. I have tried to remove them several times, but on the next scan they are still there. Manual removal using Regedit also fails, resulting in the message:
"Cannot delete **: error while deleting key".
I don't understand how a program that has been completely deleted can still have registry traces. The offending keys (listed below) are in the Custom Controls section. How can I delete them?
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\daap\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\daap\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe /url "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\itms\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\itms\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe /url "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\itmss\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\itmss\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe /url "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\itpc\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\itpc\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe /url "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aa\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aa\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aa\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aax
Value : FriendlyTypeName = @C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.Resources\iTunesRegistry.dll,-4
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.resources\itunesregistry.dll
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aax\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aax\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aax\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aif\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-132
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aif\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aif\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aifc\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-132
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aifc\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aifc\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aiff\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-132
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aiff\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.aiff\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.BurnCD\shell\burn\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /AutoPlayBurn "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.cda\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-256
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.cda\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.cda\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.cdda\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-256
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.cdda\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.cdda\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ImportSongsOnCD\shell\import\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /AutoPlayImportSongs "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ipa
Value : FriendlyTypeName = @C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.Resources\iTunesRegistry.dll,-203
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.resources\itunesregistry.dll
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ipa\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-163
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ipa\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ipg\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-162
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ipg\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ipg\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ipsw\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-163
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ipsw\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itb
Value : FriendlyTypeName = @C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.Resources\iTunesRegistry.dll,-204
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.resources\itunesregistry.dll
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itb\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-165
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itb\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itb\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itl\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-145
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itl\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itl\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itms\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-161
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itms\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itms\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itpc\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-148
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itpc\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.itpc\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m3u\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-149
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m3u\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m3u\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m3u8
Value : FriendlyTypeName = @C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.Resources\iTunesRegistry.dll,-205
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.resources\itunesregistry.dll
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m3u8\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-149
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m3u8\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m3u8\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4a\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-141
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4a\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4a\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4b\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-143
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4b\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4b\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4p\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-143
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4p\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4p\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4r
Value : FriendlyTypeName = @C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.Resources\iTunesRegistry.dll,-202
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.resources\itunesregistry.dll
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4r\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-164
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4r\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4r\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4v\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-141
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4v\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.m4v\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mov\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-135
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mov\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mov\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mp2\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-137
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mp2\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mp2\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mp3\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-129
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mp3\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mp3\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mpeg\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-133
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mpeg\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mpeg\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mpg\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-133
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mpg\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.mpg\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.pcast\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-148
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.pcast\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.pcast\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.PlaySongsOnCD\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /playCD "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.pls\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-149
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.pls\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.pls\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.rmp\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-148
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.rmp\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.rmp\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.ShowSongsOnCD\shell\showsongs\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /AutoPlayShowSongs "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.wav\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-134
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.wav\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.wav\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.wave\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe,-134
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.wave\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /open "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\iTunes.wave\shell\play\command
Value : (default) = "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /play "%L"
Parsed : c:\program files\itunes\itunes.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m15\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m15\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m1a\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m1a\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m1s\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m1s\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m1v\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m1v\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m75\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.m75\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mp2\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mp2\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpa\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpa\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpeg\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpeg\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpg\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpg\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpm\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpm\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpv\DefaultIcon
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe,-130
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe
Location: HKEYCLASSESROOT\QuickTime.mpv\shell\open\command
Value : (default) = C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1"
Parsed : c:\program files\quicktime\quicktimeplayer.exe

Manual removal using Regedit also fails
In regedit, check the permissions on one of the keys that you're failing to remove. Does the user account that you're logged into (while doing the regedit) have full permissions on the key?

I can´t uninstall Itunes, quicktime, bonjour, etc. it says i don´t have permission to access the key???

I can´t uninstall Itunes, quicktime, bonjour, etc. it says i don´t have permission to access the key???

Yep, there seems to be an issue with this. In addition to getting that error on my iTunes on my PC, I get an error when trying to update apps on my iPhone 5.

Completely uninstall iTunes

Hi all,
I want to completely UNinstall iTunes (under Windows XP).
My iPod Shuffle 2G has read/write errors with iTunes 7.2 on my PC. I tried installing iTunes 7.2 on a one friend of mine's PC and it works very well! So, the conclusion is that my iPod works and I must uninstall then re-install iTunes on my PC.
I have tried to uninstall iTunes/QuickTime, reboot my PC, then reinstall the latest version of iTunes, but it doesn't work at all: my iPod is still in a perpetual read/write error state :-(((
How could I achieve a complete uninstall of iTunes under Windows XP? I want to avoid a complete reinstall of my whole system if I could...
Please help!
Thanks a lot.
laptop PC Windows XP Pro

Kind of odd that you never mention reformatting,
resetting and/or restoring your shuffle on the other
computer and then trying it on the original system...
instead you chose to dump the shuffle.
In a previous message, I told that I've tried that (on another PC and on a Mac).
When an iPod Shuffle 2G is connected to a machine for the first time -- even if it has been used on another machine --, iTunes says "This iPod has been used on another computer. If you want to use it on this machine, it will be reset". This is what have been done! But after that, on my own PC, the problem still exists: reset iPod, rename iPod, but read/write errors remains...
Since yesterday, I am the happy owner of a Creative Zen Stone 1 GB. It is perfectly recognized as a USB mass-storage device, and all you need to do is drag'n drop MP3 files on it!
Apple iPod for me? Maybe next time.
Thanks all for the help provided.

My iPhone 5 is not syncing with my iTunes 11.3, on OSx. I have just completed all of the most recent updates and have looked into completely uninstalling iTunes but I fond my computer won't let me! Any ideas?

My iPhone 5 is not syncing with my iTunes 11.3, on OSx. I have just completed all of the most recent updates and have looked into completely uninstalling iTunes but I found my computer won't let me! Any ideas?

Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Application Support/SyncServices
Right-click or control-click the line and select
Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item selected. Quit the application if it's running. Move the selected item to the Trash. Relaunch the application and test.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

I tried to download the itunes update and at first it would say i was missing msvcr80.dl so I completely uninstalled itunes and its components, then reinstalled it. Now it says I'm missing"Applle Application Support" How do I fix this?

I tried to download the itunes update and at first it would say i was missing msvcr80.dl so I completely uninstalled itunes and its components, then reinstalled it. Now it says I'm missing"Applle Application Support" How do I fix this?

With the Error 2, let's try a standalone Apple Application Support install. It still might not install, but fingers crossed any error messages will give us a better idea of the underlying cause of the issue.
Download and save a copy of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe) installer file to your hard drive:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install the free trial version of WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/
Right-click the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64Setup.exe), and select "Extract to iTunesSetup" (or "Extract to iTunes64Setup"). WinRAR will expand the contents of the file into a folder called "iTunesSetup" (or "iTunes64Setup").
Go into the folder and doubleclick the AppleApplicationSupport.msi to do a standalone AAS install.
Does it install properly for you?
If instead you get an error message during the install, let us know what it says. (Precise text, please.)

How do I complete uninstalling itunes? when I try installing i get an error message saying it can't find the path ,itunes64.msi missing.

How do I complete uninstalling itunes? when I try installing i get an error message saying it can't find the path ,itunes64.msi missing

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it, which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
The section Install missing components has advice on breaking down the iTunes installer into the individual .msi files which might prove useful if one component won't install normally.
tt2

HT1923 after following the instructions to completing uninstall iTunes and related components, and I'd restarted and reinstalled iTunes, i received the error message that iTunes couldn't load because the deleted Apple Application Support wasn't present. W

After following the instructions to completly uninstall iTunes and related components, I restarted computerand reinstalled iTunes, Then I received the error message that iTunes couldn't load because program file Apple Application Support (deleted as per instructions) wasn't present. What now?

With the Error 2, let's try a standalone Apple Application Support install. It still might not install, but fingers crossed any error messages will give us a better idea of the underlying cause of the issue.
Download and save a copy of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe) installer file to your hard drive:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install the free trial version of WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
Right-click the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64Setup.exe), and select "Extract to iTunesSetup" (or "Extract to iTunes64Setup"). WinRAR will expand the contents of the file into a folder called "iTunesSetup" (or "iTunes64Setup").
Go into the folder and doubleclick the AppleApplicationSupport.msi to do a standalone AAS install.
Does it install properly for you?
If instead you get an error message during the install, let us know what it says. (Precise text, please.)

On my old iTunes sofwear iTune store would not open. I uninstalled iTunes and downloaded the new updates and installed it. Now I get a message that said " The file iTunes Libary.itl" cannot be read becouse it was created by a newer version of iTunes.

On my old iTunes sofwear iTune store would not open. I uninstalled iTunes and downloaded the new updates and installed it. Now I get a message that said " The file iTunes Libary.itl" cannot be read becouse it was created by a newer version of iTunes.I did everything it said to do inarticle HT1923 Removing and reinstalling iTunes, Quick Time, and other sofware components for Windows Vista or Windows 7. Now what?

Unless you've recently attempted to downgrade iTunes this is probably a sign of a corrupt library file. See Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash.
tt2

ITunes/Quicktime fix for Vista?

Many commerical podcasts, as well as videos I know work in XP and MacOS don't seem to want to allow me to add them to my iTunes lib nor sync to my iPod. I suspect it's Quicktime's fault since when I try and play them in Vista quicktime says it cannot read the files atom, but the same videos run fine in XP and MacOS.
I've reinstalled both many times in vista in case it was some sort of bad install and found other people having the same problem on these forums.
Any word on an iTunes/Quicktime fix for Vista to allow us to view/sync these files again?

This works an absolute treat. I couldn't get past the VB Script error but once I'd followed you're instructions it took me 15 minutes to get it all installed and running. Everything works fine.
Cheers

HT5622 .mac mail - I still use my .mac email address to access itunes, icloud, etc. Every once in a while, apple sends me confirmation, reservation, etc. emails to the .mac address. Can someone tell me how to access that email account?

.mac mail - I still use my .mac email address to access itunes, icloud, etc. Every once in a while, apple sends me confirmation, reservation, etc. emails to the .mac address. Can someone tell me how to access that email account?

Hi pjerl,
Depending on when you originally set up your Apple ID, you may have @mac.com, @me.com, and @icloud.com email addresses associated with your account, but all mail sent to those addresses should still come in to the same iCloud account (you can test this to make sure by sending yourself emails at those addresses). You may find the following articles helpful:
iCloud: About your @icloud.com, @me.com, and @mac.com email addresses
iCloud: Using your @icloud.com email address
Regards,
- Brenden

TS1702 Whenever i click the link for a great app i found, to go to the app-store, the app store reply is " could not complete your request" this happen for every app link that i persue! Need help

Whenever i click the link for a great app i found, to go to the app-store, the app store reply is " could not complete your request" this happen for every app link that i persue! Need help

Try signing out of your account and then sign back in and see if that helps.
Settings>Store>Apple ID. Tap your ID and sign out. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.
Go back to Settings>Store>Sign in and then try again.

How can i completely uninstall itunes & quick time

i spent the last week downloading all the "This Week in Tech" (TWiT) video podcasts (torrent files) so i could watch them today. they are h264.mov files.
i have XP HOME, iTunes 4.6.0.15 and Quick Time 6.5.2.
the h264.mov files won't play in Quick Time.
i've have since found out that the new Quick Time 7 is required to play this format. i followed the "new quick time available" link in my QT window and downloaded the new iTunes/QT install file.
i tried to install the combined iTunes 6 and QT 7 ... it left me with iTunes uninstalled and the old QT software still there. no sign of anything new.
so, i figured i'd uninstall iTunes before the new install. iTunes refuses to uninstall. i go to add/remove programs and ask to uninstall it. the whole uninstall process completes but iTunes is still there. so is QT.
i uninstalled QT first then tried to uninstall iTunes. it objected to the uninstall because it couldn't find QT.
i have tried every combination but nothing gets rid of these 2 programs!
i finally decided to BUY the new full QT7. however, the 'BUY' consists of just buying the release code for the player ... which, of course, i can't install.
so, in addition to spending all week downloading the torrents of all TWiT video podcasts, i've spent over 5 hours trying to get some software to play these files.
if anyone knows how to get iTunes and QT completely OFF my pc (so i can do a clean install of iTunes 6 and QT7), i'd greatly appreciate it.
thanks in advance

kristina, the registry edit did not help.
b, i tried re-installing version 4 and got "Error connecting to service manager = 0" error message.
so i followed your link to the "iTunes for Windows installation quits with 1607 error or while publishing product information" page. i'm not sure i want to try this. here are the steps listed:
# Locate the original Windows XP Home Edition CD that came with your PC or the upgrade disc used to install Windows XP Home Edition.
# Insert the disc into your PC and use it to begin reinstalling Windows
# During installation, your computer will restart or you will be prompted to do so in order to continue.
# After the computer restarts you'll see a dialog asking if you want to install Windows. Select the option to install Windows. A repair option will be presented.
# Choose the option to repair an installation of Windows
# After the repair is completed, your PC should restart.
# Attempt to reinstall iTunes.
this sounds iffy. the last thing i want to do is to accidently start a windows install. with the software i would need to reinstall, this is a 3 day project. and even if a windows install is averted, i don't want to restore windows files to those BEFORE sp1 and sp2.
i do think we're heading in the wrong direction. why is there no way to UN-install these programs? even the steps above end with the phrase "attempt (sic) to reinstall itunes". again, why can't i just uninstall itunes and quicktime?

I have downloaded the newest iTunes software on my Windows 64 bit computer so I can update my iPhone 4 to OS5. When I open iTunes it opens and then crashes. I have completely uninstalled iTunes twice and reloaded it twice and still doesn't work.

I down loaded the newest iTunes software to update my iPhone 4 and when I open it, it crashes. I have completely uninstalled it twice and reinstalled it again and still it doesn't work. Please help.

- First I would remove and reinstall all the Apple software using the following and then restoring the ipOd.
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
- Next see if manually placing the iPOd in recovery mode will allow a restore. For recovery mode see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
- Next try DFU mode:
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- Next try another computer/cable to help determine if you have a computer or iPod problem.
- If the other computer works and yours does not see:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

*Problems uninstalling itunes/quicktime after using windows install cleanup

I was having problems installing itunes/quicktime 7.6. Everytime I tried to install it it would say that it does not have a valid digital signiture. So one of the suggestions I saw on this forum was to install windows install cleanup and use it on itunes and quicktime. So I did but all it did is mess up my old itunes/quicktime. Now when I go to try and uninstall itunes and quicktime from the add and remove programs in the control pannel it does not even show itunes or quicktime in my program list. Any suggestions??

Ok, Update. I was able to remove itunes and quicktime manually after going into my windows task manager and to the processes tab and ended all processes involving itunes, apple, or quicktime. So now when I install itunes/quicktimes via apples site when it gets to the end it just disapears and nothing happens. I searched to see if it installed anything and it didn't, didn't even give me any reasons why. Can anyone help me with this?? It would help me a ton!

Why must I completely uninstall iTunes, quicktime etc. for every update?

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