Hi Alan, Your Apple ID is an email address and a password that will allow you to log into iTunes, or MobileMe, or set up home sharing on an Apple TV. So in that respect it is the same thing as an iTunes ID. Once you have an Apple ID there is no requirement to get a second Apple ID, nor any advantage. Yes you can cancel / close an Apple ID -- I am not sure of the distinction you are making between the two words.
From memory, you should be able to pair your Apple TV with iTunes without setting up home sharing. If you have an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, the Apple Remote application makes entry of set-up data to Apple TV a lot easier as you get the use of a full keyboard rather than the TV screen sequential letter selector. It might be an idea to verify and get one Apple ID working -- test it on your Mac and verify it -- and then use this ID to set up your Apple TV. If you enter the account name and the password correctly, it should work. Your Apple TV also needs access to your home network, so you must also correctly enter your wireless network name and password and the type of wireless security you are using (usually WPA2). Take a break, drink a cup of tea and have another go. :-) Good luck! Carlo On 2011-02-10, at 19:31, Alan Smith wrote: > Hi > > I’m caught in an endless loop with verification of my Apple ID or perhaps the > iTunes ID. Frustration level and inability to think clearly are also rapidly > increasing with each loop! Any suggestions to resolve the issue? > > Bought an Apple TV this afternoon and got to the iTunes Home Sharing step. > From my iMac I eventually got my Apple ID resolved (perhaps) with a new 6 > character password after going through the Forgot ID and Password routine. > (I thought I knew my ID and P/W, but...) Responded to the Verify Email > message and that was accepted by Apple. Checked my details online OK. Back > to Home Sharing: iTunes would not accept the Apple ID user and password but > forced me to open a new account (complete email address) with an 8 character > password. Then iTunes sent me a Verify Email. This was NOT accepted as > “email address is already verified for another Apple ID”. > > Is the Apple ID a different entity to the iTunes ID? Do I need to open a > new email account just to satisfy iTunes and ATV? It is possible I have an > old unused and forgotten iTunes account that is impacting on this. Can I > cancel (not just close) my iTunes account(s) and start again? > > Regards, Alan > > Alan Smith > iMac 21.5" Nov 2009 > Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz / 4 MB > OSX 10.6.6 Snow Leopard > Time Machine on 1TB WD My Studio Firewire > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
