ITUNES WONT WORK!

[JohnnyBoyC]

Itunes wont open!!!

once i tried running it and it said

The itunes music library.itl file is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have write permission for this file.

if you want to see the specifics, go to this thread, where i posted all about it

help

[DR. YO]

You should press the turn on button

[JohnnyBoyC]

what do you mean?

i have restarted the computer a million times, and i have done everything listed in the topic that i linked too.

[wabbit]

Source

In Windows, some background processes can cause issues for other programs and processes. These conflicts can prevent applications such as iTunes and QuickTime Player from working correctly, opening, or even installing. You might be able to resolve these conflicts by disabling some items using the System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG) in Windows XP. This utility is not included with Windows 2000.

Important: Disabling third-party System Services and Startup Items can prevent some software or OEM hardware on your computer from working correctly. For example, this can affect the CD/DVD control buttons on portable computers.

1. On the Start menu, click Run. A Run window (command prompt) appears.

2. Type msconfig in the Open field and click OK. The System Configuration Utility opens.

3. Click the General tab.

4. Select the "Selective Startup" option.

5. Deselect the "Load Startup Items" checkbox.

6. Click the Startup tab.

7. Select the "iTunesHelper" and "qttask" checkboxes in the list.

8. Click the Services tab.

9. Make sure that "Hide All Microsoft Services" is selected.

10. Click Disable All.

11. Select the iPodService checkbox in the list.

12. Click OK.

13. Click Restart.

If following these steps resolves the issue, you may want to use the System Configuration Utility to turn on the third-party System Services and Startup Items one or a few at a time (restarting your computer after turning on the item or items) to identify which System Service or Startup Item is causing the conflict. You can turn all of them back on by selecting the Normal Startup option under the General tab of the System Configuration Utility window, but please note that this may cause the issue to recur.

try that, for starters.. I'll keep looking into this though

[wabbit]

Read this topic

This might help also...

THIS might be the solution! try it!

[JohnnyBoyC]

omg thank you that first thing worked!

[wabbit]

omg thank you that first thing worked!

you're very welcome Johnny

[spacenut]

I have the same problem with my email. I can't open it.

[Daga]

Read this topic

I know this topic is a few months old, but does anyone know roughtly what that link contained? Apple has apparently deleted that discussion. I would greatly appreciate knowing how to fix this

[Daga]

I know this topic is a few months old, but does anyone know roughtly what that link contained? Apple has apparently deleted that discussion. I would greatly appreciate knowing how to fix this

Well, since nobody else has replied to this, I guess I'll say how I fixed it. I used the search feature that Windows provides for looking up files to find all files that ended in .itl. Once it finished, there were four files on this particular system, which I selected, right clicked, and selected "Properties" from the menu that popped up. Once I unchecked the "Read-Only" box and hit "Apply," everything came up great.

Trying to fix this over e-mail is not the way to go (or in a bulletin board like this), but hopefully you can follow these instructions.

[IHateComputers]

I just found that I had my music folder on "read only" and was receiving that exact message. So... right click your music folder and go to the properties. See if its read only. So yah... as easy as...

did you plug it in?

Just my two cents.

Don't be hatin'

Joni

Edited November 12, 2006 by IHateComputers

[Unlimited]

hope you fixed it...mine works great love my itunes...10,875 songs..

[Edna2700]

what does your music folder have to be on "read only" or what?

Edited January 20, 2008 by Edna2700

[Alecto Eumenides]

Well, since nobody else has replied to this, I guess I'll say how I fixed it. I used the search feature that Windows provides for looking up files to find all files that ended in .itl. Once it finished, there were four files on this particular system, which I selected, right clicked, and selected "Properties" from the menu that popped up. Once I unchecked the "Read-Only" box and hit "Apply," everything came up great.

Trying to fix this over e-mail is not the way to go (or in a bulletin board like this), but hopefully you can follow these instructions.

Okay... now what are you supposed to do if you go through these steps, "Apply" and "Ok" after unchecking the "Read-Only" box, turn around, reopen the Properties box and Read-Only is checked again? Double-checking the permissions on the folder have proven that I have full admin rights and the iTunes folder is not inheriting permissions from the parent folders. I am a network admin with full rights to everything and this is driving me a bit batty today.

If anyone has some suggestions - I am ALL ears!!!