Windows 7 Unable to install Itunes. An error occurred during the installation of assembly HRESULT:0x800736FD

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**Original Title** An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.CRT,version="8.0.50727.4053",type="win32",publicKeyToken='1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorarchitecture="x86". Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT:0x800736FD

Windows xp to Windows 7 32 bit install of home premium. iTunes will not install. The installation freezes at Publishing product information, gives this error message:

An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.CRT,version="8.0.50727.4053",type="win32",publicKeyToken='1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorarchitecture="x86". Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT:0x800736FD

stays frozen and eventually claims iTunes was installed correctly. Opening iTunes produces an error stating that Apple application support is not installed (Apple application support/Apple mobile device support are not on the computer). (Bonjour, Quicktime, and Apple software update are there). I have uninstalled the programs which goes fine but nothing I try can get itunes to work. I tried installing itunes 8.0, running on a different administrator user, running as administrator, stopping all programs from running, and installing while offline. I read that there might be a problem with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005. My computer shows both Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable andMicrosoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.21022.218 on it. I tried installing the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package ATL Security Update file vcredist_x86.exe found at **http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=766a6af7-ec73-40ff-b072-9112bab119c2&displaylang=en#filelist**

but it freezes at around 100% of completion.

This is where I am now. My Windows updates have not been failing and my system is up to date. I do not know what to do as I need this program installed in order to use my phone.

Thank you for your time and any assistance you might be able to offer.

--Daniel

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I reinstalled Windows 7.

Good luck other people with the same problem.

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Anonymous

2015-12-06T01:08:28+00:00

This registry fixed worked 12-5-15
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Anonymous

2015-07-25T01:13:03+00:00

Tried this however instead of saying insufficient resources it says "error126 the specified module cannot be found". Thinking of throwing my laptop away and getting an ipad
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Anonymous

2015-07-23T21:12:47+00:00

Thanks ever so much. I beat my head on this problem for about 2 hours before I tried this. I had to add the key, but it worked. I'm using Windows 10 Build 10240. For the record, iTunes is of the devil. I have a Lumia that I love, but I love my wife too, so I keep dealing with this abomination of a program.
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Anonymous

2015-02-28T00:49:30+00:00

Thanks Arturolugo. I was hoping the solution wouldn't be that drastic. As this seems to have been a fairly common problem and going on for years ... shouldn't Microsoft have come up with a better solution?
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