iLounge

1

I wish they would remove those annoying arrows by every song.

Posted by CG on November 21, 2008 at 4:01 AM (PDT)

2

Those “annoying arrows” are Apple’s idea of paying for development. Turn off the iTunes store if they bother you so much; they go away then.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on November 21, 2008 at 6:17 AM (PDT)

3

Just out of interest, how does one turn off the iTunes store?
Thanks.

Posted by Andrew Webber on November 21, 2008 at 7:50 AM (PDT)

4

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I am using iTunes under Wiondows XP.

Posted by Andrew Webber on November 21, 2008 at 7:56 AM (PDT)

5

The last time I updated my iTunes software (PC on Windows XP…hey, nobody’s perfect), I was rewarded with a pink and grey iTunes interface that is really annoying. 

I’ve been told that I can change my PC’s monitor settings to compensate, but I don’t feel that I should have to change the settings for my entire PC just to make iTunes look right.  Does anyone know if this update addresses said issue?  Thanks!

Posted by StayHuman on November 21, 2008 at 9:22 AM (PDT)

6

It is possible to turn off the links to the iTunes Store and remove the Genre column in the list view by manually edition iTunesPref.xml

Posted by Cyantre on November 21, 2008 at 4:57 PM (PDT)

7

I haven’t been able to find out how to do this in the latest release of iTunes 8.0.2.20.

There aren’t the required entries in the iTunesPrefs.xml file to edit.

Posted by Mark on November 22, 2008 at 6:10 AM (PDT)

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From the macosxhints website:

If you’d like to disable the iTunes Store link arrows, quit iTunes, open Terminal, and run this command:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE
Relaunch iTunes, and voila, no more arrows! To reverse this behavior, you can repeat the above command (quit iTunes first), but replace FALSE with TRUE. (Or, if you prefer, you can completely delete the added preference with defaults delete com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links).

Posted by Chris on November 22, 2008 at 6:40 PM (PDT)

9

Has Apple fixed AirTunes yet?

This is a major bug and I’m afraid Apple plans to ignore it.

Posted by ML on November 23, 2008 at 10:16 AM (PDT)

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Sadly, iTunes 8.0.2, like iTunes 8.0.1, failed to resolve error -3256 when trying to stream audio via ethernet to an Airport Express. The AirPort Express has been updated to the latest firmware. This issue occurs only on my machine running XP SP2. About to roll back to version 7.6 so I can use my speakers again.

I have been able to use AirTunes / iTunes 8 without incident on a laptop running Vista Ultimate. Since one cannot sync a 2G iPod touch without iTunes 8 or later, I have to sync it with my laptop, which has a considerably smaller HD than my desktop machine. Plus, I have two libraries on two different machines so SmartPlaylists are not so smart anymore.

APPLE PLEASE FIX THIS!

Posted by ML on November 23, 2008 at 4:47 PM (PDT)

11

I just updated my ipod touch to the 8.0.2 version and my YouTube and Safari icons disappeared. How can I get them back?

Posted by Norapatricia on December 6, 2008 at 12:21 AM (PDT)

12

To disable the iTunes Store link (Windows version anyway) open iTunes and click Edit > Preferences > Parental Control tab > place a check mark on iTunes Store in the Disable option > Click OK.

That’s it.

Posted by Tax Slave on December 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM (PDT)

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Any way to have my Cake (yeah I know it’s a lie), and be able to eat it too??

In English to be able to ditch the Arrows and yet keep access to the Store???

BTW: I’m on Vista

Posted by Ichijoe on January 16, 2009 at 1:41 AM (PDT)

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I found this info which worked for me and thought I would come back here and share it for anyone else who visits.

This has been copied from a post by “onetimethang”

1) Shutdown iTunes
2) Backup your prefs file:

VISTA::
C:\Users\(youruser)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunesPrefs.xml

3) Edit the file in a real text editor that understands UNIX linefeeds (notepad++, ultraedit, vi, etc) and paste the following lines below the <dict> line under <key>User Preferences</key>:

<key>show-store-arrow-links</key>
<data>
AA==
</data>

4) Start iTunes and you should be set.

Posted by Peco on March 29, 2009 at 6:54 PM (PDT)

15

is anybody else having problems connecting to the itunes store?

on 8.0.2

““itunes could not connect to the itunes store. the network connection has timed out.”” every single time. wont even let me do the update for my touch.

Posted by ryan payne on June 18, 2009 at 7:57 AM (PDT)

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(Using iTunes 8 on windows XP) I would love to be able to rate music using something better than the 5-star system. Is there any way to use half stars at least?

I found a tip that involved editing the iTunesPrefs.xml file, but I have not been able to find that file, even after showing hidden files in windows explorer. Any help?

Posted by Sean on February 14, 2010 at 6:52 PM (PDT)

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Ryan I am having the same trouble. I haven’t been ablt to purchase songs for over a year! I have uninstalled..installed. If anyone knows how to get it to work please advise!

Posted by Kristen on May 25, 2010 at 11:09 AM (PDT)