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Windows 7 - Installing itunes, compatibility mode or no? |
05-07-2009
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit |
Installing itunes, compatibility mode or no? Howdy:
I've searched the forums for an answer, but am curious how people are installing itunes. I have not yet tried an install, mind you. I'm doing a new i7 build tonight with RC1 x64 and don't want any unnecessary initial headaches.
So, the question is this: Do I install the 64 bit itunes in Vista compatibility mode, or just straightaway? I've seen that many had issues back during beta, but am just wondering what the current M.O. is.
Thanks!
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number me OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit CPU i7 920 Motherboard Asus P6T Memory 6 gb OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 Graphics Card Radeon HD4870 Sound Card X-Fi Titanium Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Logitech DiNovo Mouse Logitech DiNovo PSU OCZ ModXStream 600w Case Lian Li PC-60BPlus Cooling Vigor Monsoon III LT Internet Speed Cox preferred cable |
05-07-2009
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#2 | | Windows 7 RC (Build 7100) |
I had no problem installing 32-bit iTunes regularly in 7 Beta. I just upgraded, so I didn't have to reinstall for 7 RC. I still get the annoying Window-doesn't-refresh-contents problem, but Vista users seem to have that, too. Still not sure if that's Windows' or iTunes' problem.
Last edited by happinessiseasy; 05-07-2009 at 04:36 PM..
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| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home-Built and has been slowly upgraded since 1999 OS Windows 7 RC (Build 7100) CPU AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Motherboard ECS L7S7A2 Memory 1.25 GB Graphics Card ATI Radeon Sound Card SoundBlaster Live! Platinum (w/ Live! Drive) Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic 19" LCD Screen Resolution 1440x900 Keyboard Old one with the keys pried off that I don't use Mouse Microsoft Optical Mouse I found at Unclaimed baggage for $10 PSU 500W Case Generic Beige Box Cooling A bunch of Fans Hard Drives 320GB PATA
250GB external USB Backup Internet Speed Knology Cable Internet (~6-7Mbps) |
05-07-2009
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i personally had issues with it... only installed for kid's use briefly, then resorted to winamp. by the way, i would reccommend doing the dirty work and clean installing the OS rather than lazy upgrading... this way you can compare your potential problems against a clean OS rather than a "dirty" one. Also the time it takes to upgrade, atleast from what i seen from upgrading Vista to RC which took a guy over 6 hours he stated, you could have done installed in 20+ plus minutes and installed most of your programs in the same time it takes without the worry of "did the upgrade screw my OS install" | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number CUSTOM OS XP/win7 x86 build 7127 CPU Athlon64 X2 DUAL 4200+ 2.21ghz Motherboard ASUS K8 PRO SLI Memory 2GB Dual Chan DDR2 Corsair Graphics Card Nvidia 6800GT Sound Card nvidia Monitor(s) Displays 19' LCD Screen Resolution 1280x1024 Keyboard MS wireless Mouse MS Wireless PSU coolermaster 450 Case SUPERFLOWER Cooling 1 HDD bay fan, 5x80mm Case Fans, AEROGATE II Fan/Temp Hard Drives WD 250, 2x500, 2x1TB IDE/USB
WD 250 SATA (system)
SEAGATE 120 Sata Internet Speed fassssssssst |
05-07-2009
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#4 | | Windows 7 RC (Build 7100) |
I really just didn't want to have to install all my software over again. I set it up to upgrade and went to bed, so time wasn't an issue. I plan on clean-installing when the retail version comes out. I just hate re-installing software and drivers (especially because I have a SoundBlaster card and it's damn near impossible to get that thing running in 7)
Last edited by happinessiseasy; 05-07-2009 at 04:40 PM..
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| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home-Built and has been slowly upgraded since 1999 OS Windows 7 RC (Build 7100) CPU AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Motherboard ECS L7S7A2 Memory 1.25 GB Graphics Card ATI Radeon Sound Card SoundBlaster Live! Platinum (w/ Live! Drive) Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic 19" LCD Screen Resolution 1440x900 Keyboard Old one with the keys pried off that I don't use Mouse Microsoft Optical Mouse I found at Unclaimed baggage for $10 PSU 500W Case Generic Beige Box Cooling A bunch of Fans Hard Drives 320GB PATA
250GB external USB Backup Internet Speed Knology Cable Internet (~6-7Mbps) |
05-07-2009
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I just downlaoded, the 64 bit version, and it ran perfectly, no problems at all..
Is that what your asking, or did you have a problem with it?
Enzo. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS W7 RTM Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Q8400 @ 2.66GHZ Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EG45M-UD2H Memory 4GB DDR2-800 Graphics Card Gainward GTS 450 GLH 1GB Edition Sound Card Integrated 8 Channel Monitor(s) Displays AOC 23.6 Inch Widescreen LCD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard HP SK-2960 Multimedia Keyboard Mouse Logitech M350 Wireless Gaming Mouse PSU Apevia Java Power 500W Case Cooler Master HAF 922 Black Cooling Stock Intel CPU Fan Hard Drives Seagate 500GB Internal
Western Digital 1TB Internal
Hitachi 1TB External Internet Speed 1.5MB |
05-08-2009
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit |
I've yet to install the OS, but hopefully tonight. I guess the question is whether one just goes ahead and runs the itunes installer, or whether one runs the installer in Vista comapability mode.
Thanks! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number me OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit CPU i7 920 Motherboard Asus P6T Memory 6 gb OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 Graphics Card Radeon HD4870 Sound Card X-Fi Titanium Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Logitech DiNovo Mouse Logitech DiNovo PSU OCZ ModXStream 600w Case Lian Li PC-60BPlus Cooling Vigor Monsoon III LT Internet Speed Cox preferred cable |
05-09-2009
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Well, i just ran mines as normal, as in no compatability, and it installed fine, justr ignore the stupid popup that may appear after u install saying that it may not have installed properly...
Enzo. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS W7 RTM Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Q8400 @ 2.66GHZ Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EG45M-UD2H Memory 4GB DDR2-800 Graphics Card Gainward GTS 450 GLH 1GB Edition Sound Card Integrated 8 Channel Monitor(s) Displays AOC 23.6 Inch Widescreen LCD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard HP SK-2960 Multimedia Keyboard Mouse Logitech M350 Wireless Gaming Mouse PSU Apevia Java Power 500W Case Cooler Master HAF 922 Black Cooling Stock Intel CPU Fan Hard Drives Seagate 500GB Internal
Western Digital 1TB Internal
Hitachi 1TB External Internet Speed 1.5MB Installing itunes, compatibility mode or no? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:23 AM. |  |