Why will iTunes not install?

Answer 1

Does the laptop meet the current requirements for installing iTunes?

Windows Hardware

▪ A PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor

▪ Intel Pentium D or faster processor is required to play Standard Definition video from the iTunes Store

▪ 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor is required to play HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras from the iTunes Store

▪ 512MB of RAM; 1GB is required to play HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras

▪ Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater; 1280x800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras

▪ DirectX 9.0-compatible video card with 32MB of video RAM; 64MB recommended

▪ QuickTime-compatible audio card

▪ Broadband internet connection to use the iTunes Store

Windows Software

▪ Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista, or 32-bit editions of Windows 7

▪ 64-bit editions of Windows Vista or Windows 7 require the iTunes 64-bit installer

▪ QuickTime 7.6.6 or later is required (included)

▪ 200MB of available disk space

Answer 2

Here is a link (see Sources and Related Links, below) to a website that was designed specifically to help people install and / or uninstall iTunes properly. It can keep you from going completely nuts if you run into any problems trying to install, reinstall or uninstall iTunes! You can find step by step instructions there to help you if you can't remove or install iTunes for any reason or if it got corrupted somehow. It also has links that have helped a lot of people from going completely nuts with iTunes problems: