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FIX: iTunes Not Working on XP? It's Quicktime's Fault

Wednesday, 04 June 2008

So, you're one of the poor souls out there scouring Google for a solution to the problem of iTunes not running on Windows XP. Either you get an error prompt with the option to send an error report, or you get nothing, and the iTunes process hangs and eats resources in the background.

Sometimes, the problem is nLite related, with missing DLL's and all. You can find help for that elsewhere. I'd try this fix first, though, as it is much easier to accomplish.

If you still have iTunes installed, go ahead and uninstall Quicktime Only! If you get an error and can't, delete the QuickTime folder in C:\Program Files and try it again. Then, go download QTAlternative (not the lite version), the opensource clone of Quicktime. Install that puppy, and try to start iTunes...success?

If you have already removed iTunes, grab the installer and extract it with WinRar or 7zip. Then, only run the iTunes installer, after you have installed QTAlternative.

With this setup, iTunes runs, and I don't have to see those annoying Quicktime ads every time I watch a .mov file.

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anon and on and on and... - THANKS

|192.73.22.xxx |2009-03-11 00:03:54

Ages googling, and this was the first solution that worked. Thanks!

THANKYOUUUU - THankyouu soo much... your a star!!!!!!!!!!

|172.129.109.xxx |2009-06-23 00:28:42

OMGOSJ Just when I thought there was no
hope! Wow...well what can I say?..I'm nothing without my iPod.You've just saved
my life! LOOOL Thank you SO MUCH!

James

|74.4.128.xxx |2009-07-27 11:59:07

Finally someone with brains!!
life saver after searching and searching.

armalite - alas, for me it did not go well

|212.170.232.xxx |2009-07-30 09:03:24

thanks for the hint, but alas, this one not for me. i de installed qtime and
installed the alternative....no way itunes is starting. any thing else ? cheeers

Janet - freaking awesome

|69.210.250.xxx |2009-08-22 16:15:38

just got my comouter up and running again after my initial brand new hard drive
decided to blow up on me. after installing the new brand new hard drive windows,
and the obnoxious amount of drivers, i then installed itunes. since nothing has
come easy with any part of the process thus far, itunes decided to crap the bed.
i looked everywhere online to fix this issue and you are the only guy who got
the problem right. thank you master pwner of the computer. this machine would
have had a baseball bat taken to it this evening without you. *hug*

Matt Parnell - You're all welcome

|96.15.168.xxx |2009-08-23 17:43:15

I'm glad to hear this has helped the majority of you. It's probably not
something Apple would like, that is, using an opensource alternative to their
own software, but it works!

As for setting up windows again, I like to have an
nlite'd version. I include only my device drivers, settings, and strip out the
useless crap, and once installed all you ahve to do is install software...it's a
sweet deal.

IRene

|72.253.61.xxx |2009-08-25 20:03:57

Thanks! Got Itunes to work again and am

happy!

cosmivVulture - Thanx a lot.....

|122.166.160.xxx |2009-10-27 09:33:47

Thanx a lot..... was
searching for solution since long time.......

Justin

|118.93.90.xxx |2010-01-21 03:50:13

Star man - been trying for days to fix this, nothing else worked but
this is spot on!! Well appreciated, nice work!

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