> My old G3 (600 MHz PPC) is running out of steam and I think to buy a
> PC
> running Windows XP (2,5GHz Intel Core Duo 2) to replace it. I would
> loke to buy a Mac but a PC is about third the price and I intend to
> use
> it only as a music server. Anyone has experience switching their
> SqueezeCenter from OS X to Windows? My mini-LAN is OS X only (3
> computers including the server). Im controlling the SC server from
> another computer via VNC - is is easy to control a Windows server from
> a Mac? Is transition from iTunes OS X to iTunes Windows simple?
>
> Thanks!
>
> JMG
Looks like others have responded to most of the other issues ... As
for transitioning your iTunes library from OSX to Windows it's a
pretty straight forward process.
- copy the entire "iTunes" folder from Mac to Windows (most likely
via your network, but even via a hard drive or thumb drive should work
as long as it's formatted in FAT32 so the Mac can write to it and
Windows can read from it).
- once it's copied to your Windows machine, rename the "iTunes
Library" file in your "iTunes" folder to "iTunes Library.itl" (iTunes
on Windows needs the extension, it works with or without it on the
Mac). The names of the other files don't matter, and the files
themselves will be re-created if needed.
- launch iTunes while holding down the "shift" key (the "option" key
on the Mac) and then click the "Choose Library ..." button.
- navigate to the location of your iTunes library, and select it for
your default iTunes Library (you won't need to re-do this step later).
- note: iTunes will go through a re-building step once the library is
opened. If your library is sizable this could take a while. But once
finished you should have all your playlists, music, etc. intact.
Good luck,
- duano!
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