Software Update keeps asking me to install the existing, current version of iTunes

Still have this issue and as all former posters have mentioned have followed the "Apple" solution to the letter and done all the things you proposed above and it makes no difference. Robert's posts are completely correct, this shouldn't be happening years after the initial problem has been highlighted.

I'm having this issue as well - every time I reboot I'm asked to update iTunes - to the same version I already have. Doesn't matter if I say yes or no to the update - the message keeps coming back. I'm just going to completely get rid of iTunes for now...

If you're prepared to invest the time it would be useful to know if the symptom occurs in a new user account? If it doesn't then it might be possible to fix the problem in the original account by clearing specific folders in the user profile that aren't normally touched when iTunes and other components are uninstalled, or when following Apple's removal guide.

tt2

Hi bweech,

Welcome to the Support Communities! The article below will help you troubleshoot the issue you are having with the update to iTunes 11.3. I understand you have tried some of these steps, but I would recommend going through them as outlined in this article again.

Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923

I hope this information helps ....

- Judy

Same problem here, and I've removed and reinstalled all the Apple software twice already. I've seen this problem on a couple threads, and that solution has not seemed to work for anyone. What else can be done to fix this?

isn't it amazing how Apple just ignores this issue other than the generic "uninstall - reinstall" babble.

And they wonder why I run Windows and Android devices!!!

It doesn't help!!! Quit ignoring the issue by just parroting the corporate mantra "Uninstall - Reinstall" that will fix it!!

Wink, wink, nod nod!

If my wife didn't have itunes and an Ipad I would never have any of your products!

Windows and Android at least have communities that won't let go of a problem until somebody finds a solution or determines that it can't be fixed. Apple agents just thumb through their "Official Problem Solving Guide" that their supervisor handed them and read the "solutions" in their best monotone, I really care, voice. That may be ok for normal operator induced screwups but when you have a problem like this that persists over extended time (mine has been doing this for 3 years people) then "real" programmers need to get involved and fix it!!

The generic uninstall all Apple components and then reinstall steps usually resolve most issues with iTunes and related software so they're not necessarily a bad place to start. See Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for my take on those steps. Since this problem persists over a reinstall that would suggest that the problem lies in folders not touched by that process. It might help to remove Apple related folders in the AppData or ProgramData areas. Since I don't have the issue I cannot try selectively deleting things to see which specific folder might help. It is perhaps worth noting that certain AV software can interfere with the way that Apple software reads and updates files so it could be worth testing with AV disabled. Running Apple Software and/or iTunes as the administrator from the right-click menu on the shortcuts may allow these programs to correct any permissions issues with their existing configuration files.

tt2

Well you could change the Apple Software Update settings to stop it checking for updates if you wished, then update manually when you want to.

tt2

The responses you got here were of no help I see. I guess Apple has no plans to fix the problem because it still exists.