iTunes 7.7
Posted by Bezhou Feng on 10 July 2008 - 20:59 · 30 comments & 13770 views
iTunes is a piece of software that lets you add to, organize and play your digital media collection on your computer, as well as sync it to a portable device. It's a jukebox player along the lines of MusicMatch and Windows Media Player, and you can use it on a Mac or Windows machine. The most significant difference between iTunes and some other media players is the built-in iTunes Music Store (where you can get podcasts, music videos, movies, audiobooks and TV shows, too) and its multi-level integration with Apple's iPod portable media player.

Changelog:
*Ability to sync music, video, and more with the iPhone 3G
*Download applications for the iPhone and iPod touch

We will continue to update this changelog as more features become known

Download: iTunes 7.7
Link: iTunes Homepage


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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Vexii on 10 Jul 2008 - 21:12
Great...just one more thing...i need 2 buy 3g iphone now
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by TheNay on 10 Jul 2008 - 21:41
Thanks
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Galley on 10 Jul 2008 - 21:56
Apple's free Remote application is amazing! You can control iTunes or Apple TV from your iPhone or iPod touch. It lets you browse by artist, album, playlist, or whatever. You can even enable and disable remote speakers.
Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by Islander on 10 Jul 2008 - 22:14
Indeed great. Now if it only worked for other players too, and not only iTunes... worst thing if it comes for music and video on a PC
Quote this comment #3.2 Posted by 39 Thieves on 10 Jul 2008 - 22:21
I have neither an iPhone nor an iPod touch, nor have any plans of purchasing one. Why did Apple see fit to force this "amazing" remote application on me, without so much as a peep mentioning it was being installed? 4 background services for a piece of software I use to plunk music and a few movies onto my iPod Classic...seems like a bit of overkill.

Last edited by 39 Thieves on 10 Jul 2008 - 22:49
Quote this comment #3.3 Posted by XeonBuilder on 11 Jul 2008 - 05:38
Winamp remote actually works very well with my Treo 700wx.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by ralph_tran on 10 Jul 2008 - 23:16
I ran apple software update and no new updates showed up, except for safari. Then I went into itunes and did the "check for updates" from there and it told me that: "This version of iTunes (7.6.2) is the current version." Quite odd... I guess I'll try again tomorrow
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by +lylesback2 on 10 Jul 2008 - 23:41
WOW.. was it just me or did iTunes take more then 7 minutes just to install...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by +Sam Symons Live on 10 Jul 2008 - 23:44
Mine didn't work via Software Updater, but I got it off the Apple site. Come on, iPod touch 2.0 firmware!
(7 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by tsupersonic on 11 Jul 2008 - 00:32
2 processes for mobile devices
2 processes for itunes
1 processes for iPod

200MB + of RAM usage. Possibly the absolute worst media manager on windows
Quote this comment #7.1 Posted by +Harlem39s Finest on 11 Jul 2008 - 08:56

i agree.
Quote this comment #7.2 Posted by cork1958 on 11 Jul 2008 - 11:38
(Harlem39s Finest said @ #7.1)
i agree.


Double agree. Don't and won't own one of these piece of junks just for that reason.

Try my best to talk people out of buying ipods and uninstalling this crap software/bloatware.
Quote this comment #7.3 Posted by Grandaevus on 11 Jul 2008 - 12:49
The amount of (pointless) processes really bugs me too and there is no option to make the player not install them. Even if my PC can pull it off I agree that it's way to heavy and since I don't own a iAnything it feel sreally pointless to use if you just want to play some songs.

I also get the feeling it works much better on a Mac, we are talking intentionally works better.
Quote this comment #7.4 Posted by Faisal Islam on 13 Jul 2008 - 08:28
(tsupersonic said @ #7)
2 processes for mobile devices
2 processes for itunes
1 processes for iPod

200MB + of RAM usage. Possibly the absolute worst media manager on windows


triple agree!
apple's windows products r just junk. Windows Vista + Windows Media Player + WMA + Zune = My musical Life! don't need anything elz
Quote this comment #7.5 Posted by PsykX on 14 Jul 2008 - 12:29
Could you please name those processes? I remember back when I had Windows, I had a process called iTunes.exe running, nothing else, and never had any problem.
Quote this comment #7.6 Posted by testman on 15 Jul 2008 - 16:16
(PsykX said @ #7.5)
Could you please name those processes? I remember back when I had Windows, I had a process called iTunes.exe running, nothing else, and never had any problem.

I think it's (with current memory working set on my PC in brackets)

iTunesHelper.exe (11,840K)
iTunes.exe (70,540K)
AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe (17,696K)
distnoted.exe (4,388K)

And as for services...

AppleMobileDeviceService.exe (2,604K)
mDNSResponder.exe (3,232K)
iPodService.exe (4,200K)
Quote this comment #7.7 Posted by antareus on 15 Jul 2008 - 18:44
iTunes is the new RealPlayer.
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by gregj66 on 11 Jul 2008 - 00:38
I used 7zip and extracted the files to a folder and then deleted all the 'extras' except "Quicktime" and "SetupAdmin". Then I ran iTunes and unchecked the 'extras'. Nice and "lite" install.
Quote this comment #8.1 Posted by 39 Thieves on 11 Jul 2008 - 01:43
So...it's really that easy? So why in the hell can't Apple just offer slimmer packages depending on what people want? Oh, wait, that would involve some thought and choice...two things that Apple aren't known for fostering.
Quote this comment #8.2 Posted by excalpius on 11 Jul 2008 - 02:48
Yeah, they want you to "Think different" as long as "different" is defined as "the same as all of us". Quite an ironic slogan under the circumstances. How 1984 of them...

Last edited by excalpius on 11 Jul 2008 - 23:23
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by +Sam Symons Live on 11 Jul 2008 - 00:43
By the way, has anyone else got the same problem as me; when you click on your iPod's info tab (mine's an iPod touch) where is has Check for Updates, Restore, etc, the bar down the bottom is just orange? Before, music was blue, etc, but now it's all just in the "other" category. Doesn't worry me at all, but just wondering if it's only me.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by Tamatea on 11 Jul 2008 - 13:53
I'm looking for the Vista x64 version of iTunes. Do you have any link ?
Quote this comment #10.1 Posted by +Martog on 11 Jul 2008 - 18:34
Just visit the above download link, it takes you to the page the automatically selects which iTunes to download, it should say "Download iTunes 7.7 now" and right below that it says "Vista (64-bit) that way you know you are getting the x6 version.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by ]SK[ on 12 Jul 2008 - 17:11
Humm £5 to update the iPod Touch firmware. Rip off?
Glad there is a simple way of getting the firmware for free. What are Apple thinking?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by The Watcher on 13 Jul 2008 - 07:13
iTunes Light v7.7 - Do It Yourself

1) Download and install Quicktime Alternative
2) Download iTunes 7.7 installer
3) Using winrar or 7zip open the iTunes installer
4) Unpack everything to a new folder
5) Delete everything except iTunes and iTunes Admin Setup
6) Double click on iTunes.msi
7) During the setup a window saying "Quicktime...blabla" will appear... just click Ok.
8 ) You're done!

I did it with an older version and it works flawlessly. Im not sure if it should work the same. If it doesn't just install Apple Quicktime with it.
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by bradsday on 13 Jul 2008 - 16:10
Did this update kill anyone else's iPod. I have an 4th generation with color screen and 20GB hard drive. After I updated to iTunes 7.7, and went to sync my iPod, all I got was the "Do not disconnect" screen. It hung on that screen for like an hour, before I was finally (after about a hundred tries) able to reboot the iPod. I hooked it back up, and the same thing is happening again. Since Apple is pretty much useless when it comes to this stuff, is there any advise any can offer ... other than throw this damned thing out a window. Would be very much appreciated.
Quote this comment #13.1 Posted by LipSmacker on 15 Jul 2008 - 12:14
It worked fine on my XP machine. On my Vista machine the iPod was no longer recognized. There was some kind of driver issue. I had to uninstall the Apple USB driver for it to start working again.
Quote this comment #13.2 Posted by jcs104 on 16 Jul 2008 - 23:24
Yup this update killed my 5th generation 30GB iPod. I updated to iTunes 7.7 yesterday, plugged my iPod in and ta da, I have zero music, videos, playlist, podcasts etc on my iPod. It says it has the same amount of GB (as what was being taken up by music) is now being taken up by 'Other' stuff so somethings on there, I just don't know what!
It would be a major hassle to get the music back from their original sources so I'm most concerned with getting this music back from where ever Apple has put it.
Tried contacting Apple but they're no help at all.
Have searched the net for any similar problems but no one seems to know how to fix it.
I've tried uninstalling iTunes 7.7 and then reinstalling iTunes 7.6.2 but it won't open for me as it gives this message
"The file "iTunes Library.itl" cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by bradsday on 16 Jul 2008 - 11:47
My machine is XP Pro. The software installed fine, but the iPod continues to hang everytime I go to sync. With so many problems with this version, thinking I might just wait to the next version to update my music on my iPod. Thanks for the advise though. Will look at the Apple USB driver to see if maybe reinstalling will do the trick.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #15 Posted by Chrono951 on 19 Jul 2008 - 03:58
The update also installs MobileMe on windows machines if you haven't noticed yet. There's a thread in the forums about it, but you can check if you have it by typing "mobileme" in the Vista start menu search box.
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