Trying to install iTunes 10.5 on Windows 7

Itunes 10.5 has a lot of issues at the moment. I upgraded from 10.3 to 10.5 and have not been able to backup my iphone 4, sync or access itunes store since. Don't get too excited if you do manage to get it to install because it probably won't work properly anyway.

I agree. I have been attempting to update iTunes to 10.5 since it came out (must be about a week now) to no avail. So I've basically been in foul mood for a week 😠

I've been having the same problem with rico1gonz too.

'Microsoft.VC80.CRT.type="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b".processorArchitecture="x86"'.Please refer to Help and Support for more information.HRESULT:0x80070246.

Apple has not addressed this issue as of yet and I'm beginning to become very annoyed.

I don't have the exact same error message as you guys, but I'm also not able to install iTunes 10.5. It happened last week when I tried to upgrade to the latest version to be able to run iOS5.

I get errors about not being able to access registry keys.

FUBAR!

Relapse, see https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3389570?answerId=16435984022#16435984022

Don't get into a bug hurry to update to iOS5. I did with my ipad after installing the latest itunes on my Windows 7 computer. I now have a paper weight that is inoperable. Apple store Genius Bar says they can not get my Ipad working again and wants to charge me $350 to replace it. After explaining that it was Itunes that sugested I upgrade to iOS5, and Apples software fried my Ipad during the iOS5 update I suggestetd they pay for the replacement. The best I was able to do was get them down to $100. I refused but now what do I do? I have an Ipad that will not restore.

We have the same problem over here and investigated that the source of this problem is not the iTunes setup itself furthermore it's the setup of the Mobile Device drivers ("AppleMobileDeviceSupport64") that raises the provided error.

Maybe someone could work on a solution with this information.

We'll follow this thread...

Delete me.

Slightly different error (0x80073712), but the same result.

Where's the "help" on these help forums?

I am using Window Vista 32bit and have the same problem. After trying uninstall, reinstall, ccclean registry, over and over again and still cannot install itune 10.5. And finally concluded that this might be a registry corruption problem. The following steps is what I did to fix the registry isssue and get my itune 10.5 installed.

- Run Window update - and check the history file, if you see some failures in previous updates, there is something wrong with the registry.

- un-install all the apple related software (itune, safari, boujour, apple update, etc).

- For Vista 32bit, go to the following link and run the script to clean up the registry. I am not sure if other WIndow OS will work or not.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Windows-Update-Error-8000FFFF

- run the Fix-it script. you have to select the Agressive mode (even thou the pop up window advise not to do this) in order to clean up the registry. When I try without checking the box, and it did not fix the problem.

- reboot PC

- Run window update. It will discover a lot of old updates that need to be installed (I suspect that the fix it script delete a lot of stuff in the registry and removed previous updates). I got 53 updates that need to install.

- run the update and wait for a longtime (mine took ~2 hours).

- reboot PC

- run cccleaner

- reboot PC

- install itune 10.5

Now it works. Hopefully other window OS has similar step to fix this. I can only say it works for me using window Vista 32bit. and so far, my PC works correctly.

I keep getting error messages that iTunes can't install because of permissions. I'm logged in as administrator, and when I go to the registry location, I can see that I have full permission! If I try to make any changes there, though, I get a message that I can't make them. This is on Windows 7. I have to say I've had a miserable time updating iTunes as long as I've had it on a computer. I wish they'd get it right!

Im having a simular issue

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3467825

Brand new laptop and trying to install

Its driving me nuts and putting me in a real bad mood

PLEASE APPLE FIX THIS

do you also have issues downloading it? this process is just too frustrating. tried different laptops, but download is getting interrtupted????!

I'm running windows 7 32 bit, and itunes says it doesn't recognize my disc drive. I've tried searching for a solution to making sure itunes will burn a CD, but I have found no result. If someone could make a clear cut way to make sure that my windows 7 32 bit PC can finally burn a cd through the latest version of itunes, I'd be eternally greatful...otherwise I'm just going to be furious at apple for making an awful application.