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Just a short note to those of you who stuff you ipods full of sounds.
If you get asked if you want to download the latest update of itunes (7), don't bother, as it is utter sh*t.

I made the mistake last week & as a result, the wonderfully helpful software also updated my ipod to v1.2 which subsequently crashed it.

Funny (not) that there is no mention of this on their website.
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Pista wrote:...itunes...it is utter sh*t.
Yep. True. :lol: ;) :innocent:
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thanks for the heads up Pista
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balls...i should have read this before i downloaded it.

i quite like the graphic that shows all the album covers, but it doesn't make up for the poor performance of the new itunes. looks like i will need to re-install.
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thank for the info
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Good luck.
You will need to completely uninstall v7 first or apple won't let you install v6.
Taken me ages, but now seem to have v6 back in place & updater from june for the pod.
Re-stocking the pod as I type.

If this doesn't work, then a hammer is calling to me from the cupboard. :evil:
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I wouldn't let itunes anywhere near my machine. Every version has been sh1t IMO.

Anapod Explorer for all your ipod needs (lets you copy tunes from ipod to PC, which itunes will never let you do). Full drag 'n drop windows integration, which is all I ask.
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Thx Derek.
Might give it a go actually.

I finally (after a lot of bad words etc.) wiped all traces of v7 off my machine (including a sneaky little library file it had created).
Re-installed v 6.0.5.20 + the ipod sw updater from 23/3/2006

Finally I had to eject the f**king pod through the my computer dialogue box :? & now I can listen to my SOM playlist in the car tomorrow morning. ;D

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even I'm not a fan of iTunes, I waited over a week to install this update (in the wake of past disasters caused iTunes updates) checked two MacUser forums and when I saw no horror stories, went ahead.
Out of all the versions of it I have used this one seems to be a lot cleaner than previous editions.
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I use iTunes as Winamp crashes whenever I try adding my music to it :| Like Winamp somewhat better, though iTunes is quite alright for listening to albums IMO...

Never crashed my iPod though :D
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No problems whatsoever with the new iTunes or iPod update.

Knock on wood.
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mugabe wrote:No problems whatsoever with the new iTunes or iPod update.
same here, works perfectly...
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Dark wrote:
Pista wrote:...itunes...it is utter sh*t.
Yep. True. :lol: ;) :innocent:
this as maybe, but despite what people say, I've been using anapod
for awhile, and in the last few months it freezes up while trying to copy
files to my ipod. the latest version has proved consistently unstable
for me. It then started insisting that i had to re-register my copy of
anapod with their website EVERY time I used it. drove me up the wall.

the final straw came this week when I moved house and had no
internet connection. i couldnt connect my device at all, since i
had no internet connection with which to re-register my copy of anapod.
ridiculous.

now back to using older (stable) version of itunes.
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I may not find any fans on here but I think iTunes 7.0 is fabulous!
I have been listening to and watching Podcasts for the last hour.
Lovely stuff!

dead easy to use and excellent jitter free streaming
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meat is murder wrote:
mugabe wrote:No problems whatsoever with the new iTunes or iPod update.
same here, works perfectly...

Works for me too...
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Hola! thhell
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iTunes 7 commentary/reports, with links to tips:
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports ... index.html

i updated to iTunes 7 on my 10.4.7 work powerbook g4, no problems whatsoever.

at home i'm using 4.9 under 10.3.9, also with no problems.

then again, i'm using Mac OS X...
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Are the people having problems using Macs or PCs?
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Seems to work fine for me, but I only use it to synch my iPod.
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fine on a G4 Mac OS X.4.7
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James Blast wrote:Hola! thhell
And hello to you, sir
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robertzombie wrote:Are the people having problems using Macs or PCs?
wouldn't surprise if they're all using pcs... works perfectly on my g5 imac
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James Blast wrote:fine on a G4 Mac OS X.4.7
And OSX 3.9
What are we gonna do now then?
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there's an update, 7.0.1 here and this should be of interest to iPod/Youtube fans :)
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Hi guys,

Thanks for the heads up. I'm using iTunes but while travelling seems like a pointless risk to upgrade either iTunes or iPod software, and run the risk of system meltdown while bimbling through China. If it went wrong it'd be a nightmare.

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