Apple iTunes freezing PC on luanch

So, I went to start up iTunes about an hour ago, froze my PC, so I though it was just a one off and restarted. 2 minutes later and I try again, only to be greeted by another freeze.

So, I go to try and reinstall it, after about 10 seconds of uninstalling, it freezes again.

So I try and boot in safemode, freezes.

I've googled around but can't seem to find anything, any ideas?


Thanks

 

No sorry but I can reccommend using SharePod to synch your music.

 

Are you using the latest version?

If not download the latest installer file and run that and it may remove the old version using the new installer rather than using the old one which seems to have the issue.

Not sure if this will work, but if you still haven't solved it, it's worth a try.

Regards

 

I think this is normal Itunes behaviour??

You could try uninstalling using the msiexec command.

Go to the registry key in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Uninstall

flick through the various keys until you find one that refers to itunes and copy the contents of the uninstallstring key. Paste that into you run command and if necessary replace the /I switch with /X. You can add /passive at the end if yopu want a progress bar but no prompts.

To be honest that just runs the exact same thing as your add remove programs gui but you never know.

 

Well, it's happening with other programs now, just tried to launch Fallout 3, didn't like that.

Also happening when I press the Print Screen button.

This is starting to get annoying now, might have to reformat.

Any other suggestions?

 

Might want to check basic stuff like temps and run a full virus/malware scan if you're getting freezes across the board.

 

Have you changed any hardware or drivers recently?

If so try reverting to any previous versions as this may be causing an issue.

 

AVG runs a full scan at 4 O'clock everyday, just did a spyware check and found nothing.

@C0rnzey: That's the weird thing, I've not installed ANYTHING new, nevermind drivers or hardware.

 

maybe your hdd is dying, download speedfan and look at the S.M.A.R.T info.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

 

Just did this, can't find any hard disks, maybe mine doesn't support SMART? (Samsung F3)

 

If you think it could be your hard drive try the Seatools hard drive diagnostic.

Seatools

You can either use a Windows version or a bootable DOS version.

Hope this helps.

 

It definitely sounds like either an OS issue or a hardware issue. I'm pretty sure the F3 works with SpeedFan, but your motherboard could be the issue there. Whether your hardware is dying or not - you should make backups!