can't open itunes in 32 bit mode after upgrade to 10.4

Same problem here, no option to run in 32-bit mode!

Its ridiculous, now i have no access to iTunes at all..............and Apple Express Lane support isnt available in Australia....oh dont you just love how technology has improved our lives and made things easier! 😉

What the Heck. this is a big Miss-up from APPLE loading somthing on our box as an update and "WE as drones" just update. ... Cause we trust APPLE right.... **** come on ....there IS NO 32-bit mode check box in "Get info" for the app through finder..!!!!!!!!!!!!... Mac OS X 10.6.8 has 64bit mode too...so why the F-it's not updating or installing correctly!!! WAKE UP APPLE!!!! THIS IS A BIG MISS-UP on your part!!!

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REPLAY TO kirkbrinkerhoff IT DOES WORK ; but 1) You have to remove itunes from application folder 2) When you install it gets stuck in register MODE; so you have to kill the install using "Activity Monitor" or your famous command line in shell.

I found this problem this morning when trying to open iTunes. Did as Kirkbrinkerhoff suggested and reinstaled from Apple website and its back up and running. No need to uninstall first. Just simply download and reinstall.

Likewise, my install of 10.4 via SWU was giving the same error. I also noted that Get Info was giving a last modified date that was two days prior to the creation date.

Anyway, as suggested, I re-downloaded the standalone installer and ran it and this fixed the problem, not by now providing the 32-bit mode checkbox though! Instead, it just ran in 32-bit mode automatically. Of course, the other question that this begs is, given that Snow Leopard (which I'm still running) is a 64-bit capable OS, why won't this v10.4 of iTunes run in 64-bit mode?

Also of interest are that:

- the re-installed iTunes STILL says the app is version 10.4 (not 10.4.1 or anything else different to indicate that it's bug-fixed), and

- the creation date is now "Monday, 13 July 2009 22:46" !!!!!!!

Begs the question, methinks, of what on earth Apple's developers are doing lately with their software configuration management. (And, while I'm at it, I will also mention that Disk Utility's "Repair Permissions" function has been producing some VERY strange errors for quite some time too. After these latest updates, I ran it again and it's now even reporting that some files should actually be directories - AND saying that it's "fixed' them successfully! It doesn't, of course...... :-P )

Sorry, Apple, to be somewhat critical here, but as one who's worked in IT and been responsible for configuration management on various projects, I know I'd have had my A*S kicked severely if I had let software out of the door with these sorts of errors, so I don't think I'm being unreasonable when I expect a company like Apple to do at least as good a job as I can!

The first fix that Fraidoons suggested worked for me - when I moved iTunes out of the "Applications" folder, it opened without the warning, although the "open in 32-bit" checkbox still does not appear. When I moved the program back into the "Applications" folder, it continues to be fine. Weird little bug.

So much for listening to iTunes at work. I wish there was a site to go to that warns not to upgrade until mass problems are fixed since so far this year the Final Cut's "upgrade" got rid of multicam (among many things) which is what I need to use, and iTunes upgrade made no "open in 32 bit" mode and this explanation from fraidoons

1) You have to remove itunes from application folder 2) When you install it gets stuck in register MODE; so you have to kill the install using "Activity Monitor"

Sorry but I don't know what that even means.

Move Itunes out of the applications folder to the desktop <you need to supply password to allow the move>

open it and allow it to connect to software update and update libraries then quit and move it back to applications and <fingers crossed> that should fix it.

WindSurfer905's tip worked great for me. I just dragged it onto the desktop (it copied), double clicked, the application started without any error message. Closed it, deleted the original from the Applications folder, and copied the desktop version back. Everything now works fine, thanks!

I don't use my iTunes often and when I tried to open it after a couple of months, nothing, not even a bounce in the dock. I tried all of the suggested fixes and nothing worked. I then logged on as a different user on the iMac and received the 64 bit mode message. Of course, no check box for 32 bit mode. I returned to my own user login to see if the Administrator had the 32 bit check box - no. But interestingly, when I tried to open iTunes again, the message started appearing on my user account, which it hadn't earlier. I then downloaded iTunes (again - after doing so a couple of weeks earlier) and this time it seems to be working again, with no error messages. Whether, like last time, I open it again in a week and it happens again we will see. Thanks to everyone who has tried to resolve this issue. Even though there is no 'quick fix' at least it gives us an idea of where to look when any future problems occur.....and I have no doubt they will! ;p

It is October 6 (the day after) and I just ran into this bug. It is still unfixed -- this is really unbelievable. I don't care if there's a workaround. Software Update is supposed to just work and it doesn't. If this is an effort to get everyone onto Lion, I would seriously think twice if it is going to hose my system (and why would I think it would not)?

More simple fix for this is to type the following into the terminal:

sudo touch /Applications/iTunes.app

then put in your password (assuming you are an adminstrator of the mac in question)

This will update the creation and modification date of the iTunes.app bundle (which is basically what you are doing when you are moving it to the desktop and back to the Applications folder).

cheers

Matt

The iTunes 32-bit mode worked for me.

I was having trouble with the Apple iOS Developer Videos now playing after download completion.

The Apple iTunes support couldn't help me and after 30 days I found this thread here.

Happy

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windsurfer905 where is the application folder 2 on windows vista for itunes cos my itunes wont connect to mine or my mums ipod touch and it comes up with ipod survice 32 error come up when i log on mine and my mums desktop users and for the application folder 2 is it %appdata% on vista help please?

If you're running Lion, good luck.

After messing around with it a bit, I figured why not just keep iTunes at a robust 64 bit and upgrade my video to MP4? I looked around my Applications Folder, dug up MPEG Streamclip and did just that. Now it's just like old times only better.

Any file format just about can be converted with freeware and probably with iDVD or something (haven't tested- I like succinct software).

OS 10.7.3

iTunes 10.6.1