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iTunes cannot run because some of it's required files are missing.

A lot of people have been having the same problem after upgrading their iTunes to the latest software, they have had messages saying 'iTunes cannot run because some of it's required files are missing. Please reinstall iTunes.' I am not prepared to loose all of my sorted songs and videos and would urgently like Apple to immediately fix this problem. If you have had the same problem after downloading, please comment to bring awareness.

HP Pavilion dv4, Windows 7

Posted on Mar 14, 2011 12:57 PM

44 replies

Apr 8, 2011 11:30 PM in response to fearns

Easy solution. So simple. All works fine for me.

I managed to rectify the problem by going to the control panel > programs > itunes, i then right clicked on itunes and selected repair and voila about 2 mins later all done back up and running again.

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ngason

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Apr 12, 2011 1:57 PM in response to Update of Itunes

Thankyou thankyou THANKYOU !!!!!!!!!!!! What was up with that? Desperate and unsure how to fix after i updated to iTunes 10. Has been like this for 4 days eeekkk..... Not an IT guru for sure, hehehe.... used 'repair' and EUREKA !!! iTunes is back (sob, sniff) WHEW

Many many thanks dude.

ErinR

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Apr 13, 2011 7:14 AM in response to Update of Itunes

i just turned my computer off, took the batery out, waited 10 seconds, put it back in and everything was working again.

DeanD24

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Apr 15, 2011 2:43 AM in response to Update of Itunes

This will not be needed. This is a problem that I have solved.

When you update the software via iTunes, the problem occurs, this method will not loose songs settign etc its a repair.

Steps to take:

1. Uninstall Quicktime.

2. Download new quicktime and save file to computer.

3. Right click ".exe" file you have just downloaded.

3. Click "Run as Administrator", and install

4. Download the new up to date iTunes from the iTunes download page, save the file do not run it.

5. Right click on the downloaded ".exe" file that you have just donwloaded and click run as administrator.

6. Click on repair let it do it's thing then it should work.

Hope that this helps.

Apr 19, 2011 7:12 AM in response to DeanD24

Tried all these solutions, they work fine until the system is rebooted and then back to square one.. run an iTunes repair, iTunes works until the next reboot..

Anybody got any other suggestions as this is doing my head in..

Apr 23, 2011 9:48 AM in response to fearns

Thank you so much, that worked a treat! :-)

May 3, 2011 5:17 PM in response to fearns

I had the same problem on several of my computers... I just did exactly what fearns did...

"going to the control panel > programs > itunes, i then right clicked on itunes and selected repair and voila about 2 mins later all done back up and running again"

and it worked brilliantly!!!

eschb

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Jun 8, 2011 10:13 AM in response to Update of Itunes

I had the same problem with Windows 7 (x64) and iTunes 10.3.1

Reparing the installation with the setup program dind't help at first, until I ran the iTunes setup with administrative rights (right click on itunes_64setup.exe and choose "run as administrator").

Voila! iTunes is running now !

Jun 25, 2011 12:35 PM in response to Update of Itunes

Repair file worked for me as well.

Dec 12, 2011 4:10 AM in response to Community User

I also have the exact same issue. Tried suggested steps given here to no avail.Mid way through installation or un-installation, the message "itunes cannot run because some of its required files are missing" keeps coming up. I also run on WinXP. I never had this issue before upgrading iTunes to 10.5. I'd only upgraded so I could sync my newly iOS5 upgrade iPhone 4 with iTunes and even now, I cannot even perform any syncs without iTunes.

I wonder if there are other media sync apps out there one can use with iPhone devices running iOS5...😠

Ezra313

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Feb 1, 2012 8:57 PM in response to Update of Itunes

So **** disappointed in Apple. When am I ever going to learn to NEVER update anything Apple? If it ain't broke don't fix it right? 'Cause that just made everything worse. My iTunes won't play music now. SO I restored my computer to an earlier date. And now it's telling me I need to reinstall iTunes. I hope they get this problem fixed right away because I can't imagine losing all my music files. I will be devastated.

jack8484

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Dec 10, 2012 5:47 PM in response to Update of Itunes

How to fix this problem if you are running Windows (XP, Vista, 7)

Open "Start" Menu
click control panel
open programs
click programs and features
[find itunes] right click on itunes
click repair

If this is done correctly your computer will locate the files and reinstall itunes within about 2-3 minutes.

lucy295

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Jun 2, 2014 9:07 AM in response to Ugandan

i had this problem after a system restore which i did to remove the itunes update which was causing problems in the first place. went to programs and features, repaired and now its working fine, didn't lose playlists. help very much appreciated, though i dont think i'll be sticking with apple when my contract is up. I only use Itunes as i have the iphone.

Feb 15, 2015 6:47 PM in response to Update of Itunes

I have tried all these solutions and nothing has worked. Everything I've tried has led me to nowhere. iTunes just no longer works. I've done the whole control panel > programs > iTunes > repair (which didn't work because iTunes keeps telling me "iTunes cannot run because required files are missing. Please reinstall iTunes" THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO). I've done uninstall and reinstall, I even went into the cmd panel. I went through many files just to allow access. Nothing. I'm losing my patience, my sanity, and sleep just trying to fix this.

iTunes cannot run because some of it's required files are missing.