itunes update to 11.1.4 failed ERROR 7 (Windows error 126)

turingtest2, you & hoosierquilt get the Gold Tupperware Star of the Day. Your instructions worked & I'm back in business. Thank you so much!!

You're welcome. 🙂

tt2

nope just tried IE no better than firefox....

You are a diamond. After hours of uninstalling and reinstalling, it worked following your guide. I

hadnt previously uninstalled all the folders which were left behind by windows uninstaller, that seemed to do the trick. Thank you very much.

Thanks MarioLavalle and others, removal in the correct order, and then reinstalled worked for me on Win 7 x64

Definitely did the trick. I thought back to some of the old iTunes updates where you'd have to reload your entire library. Thank you very much. Due to you this was only a 1 zanax problem!

This worked for me yesterday.

Earlier iTunes (and supporting applications) need to be completely uninstalled before you can install the new version. Here's the complete Apple info on this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923

Mobile device application will most likely fail to uninstall, so you would need to visit its location(s) and manually delete the files then folder(s). The location of the folders is documented in this link from Apple.

Thank you, after trying everything else id googled on fixing this your was the only one that worked. Happy days. Thank you!!

If I uninstall everthing will my itunes have all my music on it even if its not on my phone?

Uninstalling iTunes won't affect your music, which is stored in another part of the computer.

For updated repair instructions see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates. The further information section should confirm that your library is safe, but also has a backup tip you should make use of.

tt2

HELP! I am trying to uninstall on my Windows 7 laptop. I follwed the directions and uninstalled in order what it said to. Then it said to check your program files. I still had an Apple folder so it said to delete it. I am trying to but getting the following error: This action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program. Close the folder or file and try again. Apple Date Created 1/8/2011

Now what?

See note 3 in Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.

tt2

Hi sashamgc.

Open the Apple folder. Inside, there should be a folder for Mobile Device (something). Open that folder, and delete the contents of it (or move them, if you can't delete them). After you have done this, delete the folder Mobile Device. If you delete in that way, it shouldn't give you an error. The Mobile Device folder is where the problem lies. You should not need to delete anything else (the whole Apple folder). After that, Apple's instructions are to empty Recycle Bin and restart the computer before installing the new version.

Regards.

That same thing happened to me but I found a way to get it.

What i did is, I downloaded itunes (the same way when you're just getting itunes for the first time).

NB: I did not delete nor uninstall my itunes.

I was afraid that it would erase my original itunes, but all the stuff i had on the old itunes, it moved to this updated itunes.