I finally got the latest iTunes installed...here is how I did it.
Eventually I found out 2 major things..and both from the Apple website:
- One...the fact that YOU MUST UNINSTALL iTunes AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS that iTunes uses BEFORE installing the latest version yourself.
- Two: MOST IMPORTANTLY...it is the ORDER IN WHICH YOU MUST UNINSTALL ALL the various compoents that iTunes uses AND REBOOT your system BEFORE trying to install the latest iTunes.
The order goes like this:
Use the Control Panel to uninstall iTunes and related software components in the following order and THEN restart your computer...(but not before all are uninstalled):
- iTunes (but DO NO'T REBOOT YOUR SYSTEM UNTIL ALL THE REST IS UNINSTALLED)
- Apple Software Update
- Apple Mobile Device Support
- Bonjour
- Apple Application Support (iTunes 9 or later)
Important: Uninstalling these components in a different order, or only uninstalling some of these components may have unintended affects. (in other words it will NOT work).
In addition to the above I also uninstalled iCloud...I really don't know if that made any difference but everything worked after this and I was able to install the latest version of iTunes.
Hope you have as much success and less frustration than I did 😉