Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 24/9/08 at 11:47 >Still trying to come to terms with itunes. The last straw was >yesterday. I tried to sign on to genius but found to my surprise ( and >horror) that my near neighbour who uses itunes(PC version) to download >music to his PC. He has never even seen a mac has his id firmly planted >into genius on my machine. Genius will not allow me to overwrite his >id. > >I am beginning to regret buying this b*** macbook. > >I cannot find an address to report this to itunes
first of all, get your security sorted out. He has access to your stuff and is misusing it, either deliberately or accidentally. Turn off file-sharing and secure the router. Do you have wireless, by any chance? back-up your iTunes stuff and take it off line (an external disk),including the library file. He may have been buying stuff on your credit card too if you put your credit card details in. But he would need your password. Your router or your Macbook don't have security on them - similar things would have happened with Windows. The router is the first target - is your network secured? But what to do after securing the network depends on whether you have purchased stuff from the iTunes store or not. If not, it's simple - you deauthorise the computer. If you have, it's more complex. Let us know. But I would deauthorise the computer, then export the Library (File menu), then open iTunes with option key down to create a new library. Then drop the exported file onto iTunes to create a new library. AFAIK this doesn't include account details, just the library. info (don't have time to test). Then reactivate the computer for purchased stuff. not 100% sure that will do it, but it used to (so 99%) keep a backup of all the files, especially the iTunes library. And get the firewall switched on! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" 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/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
