iTunes has stopped working - windows 7

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iTunes has stopped working - windows 7

Honestly I am about to go insane. For the past two days I have been trying to open iTunes on my laptop, which is running on windows 7, and each time it opens almost immediately a window pops up saying iTunes has stopped working and then it closes. I recently updated to 10.6.3 but had no problems at first. I have tried many different things, from uninstalling and reinstalling both iTunes and QuickTime multiple times, to restoring iTunes to a previous version, to rolling back my computer, to numerous troubleshooting steps from apple. I have no idea where to go from here so help would be greatly appreciated.

Windows 7

Posted on Jul 10, 2012 1:55 PM

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wiclee

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Jul 10, 2012 2:10 PM in response to Lindsey57

Try disconnect your computer from the internet and see if you can open iTunes without crash.

If iTunes does open, go to iTunes Menu Edit > Preferences, "Advanced" tab and click the "Reset Cache" button, OK.

Now, use Windows Explorer to delete the contents of Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Download

You may now re-connect your internet then see if you can open iTunes without issues.

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Jul 10, 2012 3:28 PM in response to wiclee

I was able to open iTunes without it crashing after is connecting from the Internet and I clicked reset cashe, but when I went to delete the contents of the folder I could not find a folder labeled downloads in iTunes media.

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wiclee

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Jul 10, 2012 4:04 PM in response to Lindsey57

If you don't find a download folder means your problem is not related to a stuck download file.

Main thing is whether you can open iTunes without issue now with your internet connected.

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Jul 10, 2012 4:27 PM in response to wiclee

I'm sorry that was a typo, I can open iTunes fine with the Internet disconnected but once I connect it again I get the same message, iTunes has stopped working.

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wiclee

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Jul 10, 2012 5:04 PM in response to Lindsey57

Are you sure you can't find this folder?

\Users\username\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Downloads\

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Jul 10, 2012 5:45 PM in response to wiclee

When I go to the iTunes media folder the only things in it are folders named automatically add to iTunes, iPod games, music, podcasts, tv shows, and a file called iTunes preferences.

Is anything supposed to happen when you press reset cache? Because when I press it nothing happens and then I just hit ok.

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wiclee

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Jul 10, 2012 6:19 PM in response to Lindsey57

Yes, it's normal when you click Reset Cache.

Can you try this?

Restart computer, right click iTunes icon and select "Run as Administrator"

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Jul 10, 2012 6:32 PM in response to wiclee

I did that and nothing changed - there is still no download folder and iTunes still doesn't work when connected to the Internet.

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wiclee

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Jul 10, 2012 6:48 PM in response to Lindsey57

I have an user who tried the following and worked, may be you want to try:

[Make sure you are not connected to the internet and then open itunes. Sync your phone and then enable the internet again. Then stay connected to the internet and close your itunes and reopen it. Bam problem solved.]

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Jul 10, 2012 7:59 PM in response to wiclee

I did all of that with my phone connected but after I exited out and then opened iTunes with the Internet connected I got the same message, iTunes has stopped working.

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wiclee

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Jul 10, 2012 8:29 PM in response to Lindsey57

I suspect your antivirus program is monitoring the internet traffic that caused itunes to stopped working during launch. You may consider to temporary uninstall your Antivirus and test it out?

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Lindsey57 Author

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Jul 10, 2012 8:52 PM in response to wiclee

I completely uninstalled my kaspersky antivirus program and received the same message.

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wiclee

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Jul 10, 2012 9:17 PM in response to Lindsey57

Refer to this article to troubleshoot:

iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717

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Lindsey57 Author

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Jul 10, 2012 9:26 PM in response to wiclee

I had already looked at this article an determined it was a system-wide problem but none of the solutions worked.

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Lindsey57 Author

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Jul 10, 2012 10:02 PM in response to Lindsey57

It seems as if something with the iTunes store is causing it to crash because I can open iTunes with the internet disconnected and I can still play my music once I connect to the Internet again but as soon as I click on iTunes store it crashes.

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