Apple Software Won't Install

Did you try going to http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ and trying to install it from the installer provided by the website? I know technically the installer from software update should be the same, but its worth a shot.

If you could, what OS are you running?

Im not sure what is happening here... i have never heard of an origional installer failing in addition to everything else.... Perhaps take a look at this:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2200061?start=0&tstart=0

Sadly, that was going to be my next solution... It seems iTunes has some corrupt files, and as a consequince, it will not let you fix it (thats irony for you.) I cant think of any other solutions at the time besides just going to the genious bar with the computer and explain the problem. If you choose to reinstall the OS, just back everything up and run the Recovery partition.

No problem. Rember to post if this helped you 😝

No Recovery partition in Snow. But could simply reinstall (not clean/install), which will give new system files, while preserving everything third party. Then must update back to !0.6.8, after which keep using Software Update to see what is needed, including Rosetta.

But before doing all that, I would see if applying or reapplying the 10.6.8 Combo fixes the iTunes issue. Then try the iTunes update again.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399

Best to do this update and any other major updates booted from Safe Boot (Shift down at startup and will need much longer to boot than usual.)

Also, iTunes alone could be reinstalled from the Install DVD using Pacifist.

http://www.charlessoft.com/

See Kappy's directions for using.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3807743?answerId=17863870022#17863870022

Thank you... I always forget that Snow has no recovery partition. My post still applies though... Just have to use a disk.

Rember to post if this helped you

Btw, if this is way of asking for points, this is uncool and a violation of the ToU. Not done here. But nothing wrong in asking the OP how things worked out.

actually, thats not what I was after 😝 I was indeed after the result of this problem... Not only helps ME know how to handle this issue in the future, but also helps other viewers know what fixed the problem.

Then much better to ask for an update or feedback, not if it helped. As there are buttons for helpful and solved, that can too easily be misinterpreted.

Sure thing!