The installer encountered errors before iTunes could be configured

The installer encountered errors before iTunes could be configured

Are you familiar with the following message?

The installer encountered errors before iTunes could be configured.

Errors occurred during installation. Your system has not been modified.

Please run the installer again, or click Finish to exit.

Quite clearly, a technical problem occurred during the installation of iTunes and the process could not be completed. Without more information, it is impossible to say exactly what caused the problem.

In most cases of this type of error, a complete un-installation of all Apple software before downloading the latest installation package and trying again does the trick. This process includes:

• Un-installing all Apple related components through the Add or Remove Programs utility in the Windows control panel.
• Removing remnants from the Program Files folder and registry.
• Clearing out the temporary folders.
• Restarting the computer and reinstalling.

On this particular occasion, this procedure didnt work. The installation of iTunes rolled back time and time again and resulted in the error above.

Using the logging facilities built into the Windows installer, I was able to identify the problem was with the installation of one of the iTunes components, Apple Mobile Device. Essentially, a device driver for USB connectivity to Apple hardware was failing to install.

I then tried installing the Apple Mobile Device module on its own. Using Winrar, it is possible to extract the iTunesSetup.exe file and install each part separately. The following YouTube video was very useful for this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6hUHiDvES4

Unfortunately this did not work either and the Apple Mobile Device module could not be installed separately either. 

Eventually I was able to trace the problem to a single registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionDIFxDriverStore

On the particular machine I was working on, accessing this key simply resulted in an error. It seems the permission settings for this key had become corrupt.

I was able to resolve the problem by performing these steps:

1. Right clicking on the DriverStore key, then clicking Permissions.
2. Clicking on Add, then typing in SYSTEM in the new panel that appeared before clicking OK.
3. Clicking on the SYSTEM object I had just added, then ticking the Full Control box and clicking OK.

After rebooting the system I was able to reinstall iTunes successfully.

I would be interested to hear if anyone else has had the same problem and if they were able to resolve it.

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The Night Before

The Night Before

So I finally watched The Night Before and it was even better than I had expected.

I was suppressing giggles barely five minutes into the film as Levitt gave his best impression of an elf face (funnier than it sounds).


Seriously, what a fantastic comedy with explicit profanities, illicit drug-taking and grotesque sexual references. Its an underlying deeper story about friendship and growing up. The main actors are great together and feel real. The supporting characters make the scenes just that much better, and the holiday atmosphere will make you that much eager for December to roll around. From memorable scenes where they play Runaway - Kanye West on the toy piano, to Seth Rogen tripping major balls, to the most random appearance by Miley Cyrus singing along with Joseph - it�s a great movie for a laugh that continues even once the movie ends.

Special mention should definitely go out to Michael Shannon as the pot-dealing version of Its a Wonderful Lifes Clarence, here to sell our boys �the weed of Christmas past, the weed of Christmas present, and the weed of Christmas future.� I hope to God that he gets more roles like this in the future.

This movie also proves that Joseph is a natural as a romantic lead. Its a pity that he doesnt seem too keen to do more of these kind of roles. I get that he is very careful not to get typecast. After 500 Days of Summer he has probably been offered a gazillion variations of the same character.
Seen here is his duet to Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" to herald the emotional climax. Just trust me on this one.

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