cannot open itunes in windows XP

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babblon Author

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cannot open itunes in windows XP

I was locked out of my laptop by microsoft when I upgraded to win 10.

My music is still on my old pc running win XP. When I try to open itunes on the old pc I get this error:

E:\Program Files\iTunes\.exe

The specified path does not exist.

check the path, and then try again.

I deleted itunes and did a reinstall. But I get the same message.

I can take files from the old pc and move them as windows files to itunes in a different laptop and they work fine.

Please help.

Posted on Nov 13, 2022 11:08 AM

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turingtest2

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Nov 13, 2022 11:40 AM in response to babblon

As written that would be an invalid path. The normal location for the iTunes executable would be C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe. You don't need to open iTunes to transfer the library to your new machine. Copy the entire iTunes folder from <User's Music> on the XP machine into <User's Music> on the Windows 10 box, either using a network share or an external drive. See Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community for further details or advice if needed.

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turingtest2

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Nov 13, 2022 6:44 PM in response to babblon

No worries. The system drive in Windows is normally called C: but there are circumstances when a different letter is used. Apple stopped supporting iTunes in Windows XP a number of years ago. Here is a link to the final version should you want to try to reinstall it.

iTunes 12.1.3.6 for Windows (32-bit) - iTunesSetup.exe (2015-09-16)

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babblon Author

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Nov 13, 2022 4:41 PM in response to turingtest2

I just know enough to be dangerous so bear with me. There is no C drive in XP at least on this machine just E. I used the link you shared previously to upload this itunes .exe file. When I transfer files to windows 10 their properties change from E to C drive automatically. In any case thank you for the welcome advice.

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turingtest2

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Nov 14, 2022 11:35 AM in response to babblon

Don't try to change the system drive letter. That will cause a world of pain if you actually manage to do it.

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babblon Author

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Nov 14, 2022 10:40 AM in response to turingtest2

I did use this link to reinstall itunes. I will move itunes library from the xp pc to the windows 10 laptop. I am curious if changing the system drive name on the xp pc from E to C do me any good?

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babblon Author

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Nov 14, 2022 12:11 PM in response to turingtest2

Got it. Thanks.

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