Safari for Windows and Apple Application Support
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Safari for Windows uses a number of the same program files as other Apple software for Windows (most notably, iTunes for Windows and QuickTime for Windows). Starting with Safari for Windows version 4.0.4, iTunes for Windows version 9.0.0, and QuickTime for Windows 7.6.4, program files common to more than one of the programs have been stored in a single location: "Apple Application Support".
So, if you uninstall your Apple Application Support (using the Add or Remove programs control panel in Windows XP, or using Programs and Features in Windows Vista or Windows 7), your Safari for Windows 4.0.4 (or higher version) will no longer launch ... because several essential program files for Safari for Windows 4.0.4 (or higher version) will have been uninstalled.
At the time of writing this user tip, Apple Application Support is not available as a "standalone" download from Apple. It is only available as part of the installer bundles for the most recent versions of Safari for Windows, QuickTime for Windows and iTunes for Windows. So if you have uninstalled your Apple Application Support and your Safari for Windows 4.0.4 (or higher version) is no longer launching, the most straightforward way of getting your Safari launching again is to uninstall and reinstall Safari for Windows. (The Safari reinstall should also reinstall your Apple Application Support.)
This is the 2nd version of this tip. It was submitted on March 21, 2010 by b noir.
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