Hi Ryan and Mike, Ryan asked: > Why not try taking your Mac to an Apple Store and let a Genius try to > figure out why iTunes is misbehaving for you? That, or actually try > calling Apple if you're covered with the AppleCare Protection Program. >> >> If iTunes is asking for a library, you may be holding down a modifier >> when it launches.
Mike is in Germany, and is not located anywhere near the one Apple Store that opened (in Munich). I did wonder about how he was launching iTunes since he's a new Mac user. Based on his post, it sounded as though he didn't have problems starting iTunes 8.1 until he added the DJ option, but I couldn't tell whether this was an issue arising from the way he started iTunes, the update to iTunes 8.1, or his configuration -- e.g. if he's trying to store all his music on an external hard drive but hasn't set up any information about that in his preferences. (That would certainly make iTunes ask him what library to use, if it can't find anything on his local hard drive.) There's very different advice on what to try based on what was or was not working before. This requires some semi-interactive posts to the list to troubleshoot. (Re-installing the OS and iTunes 8.1 seems rather extreme; I expected him to come back with more questions if the suggestions didn't work.) I'm a little hampered in this since I haven't upgraded to iTunes 8.1. >> >> Looking win media player, if I can figure out how to open an SITX >> file. LOL >> > I think this is more work than sorting iTunes, but here's a link to VersionTracker for Stuffit Expander: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/182 This points to the page for Stuffit Expander 13.0.2 (2008-11-06). There's a new (different) page for 13.0.3 (2009-01-06) but as far as I can tell from the comments it still points to the download for version 13.0.2. Plus, it doesn't give you the download, but first takes you to the Smith-Micro page where you fill out your Name, Address, etc. (In the past, other users have said this has been a major source of unwanted email and spamming advertisements, so I've never used this route myself). The link I've given will allow you to directly download Stuffit Expander (without giving your contact information). (I actually prefer Stuffit Expander version 12, which doesn't have an installer, but the Allume FTP site for that (which still worked in December) is no longer active, and you have to go through the web pages of the present company that acquired the product, Smith-Micro. The only reason for pointing you to Stuffit Expander is that SITX (with the "X" at the end) is a proprietary format that requires Stuffit. Otherwise, nearly everything you would use Stuffit for is better handled by "the Unarchiver" at: http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html This includes regular .sit (Stuffit) files and .rar files, as well as many other formats that Stuffit does not support. As I said, I would try (many) other things before trying to install win media player, but I hope this helps. Cheers, Esther --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
