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Q: new computer,win10,wnt install early version

I just got a new computer, old one will not boot. I have a backup of my old drive which has iTunes on it. I have moved it onto my new C: drive, but it will not work, says "reinstall". I don't want the current version of iTunes, I want an earlier version that will "see" all of my music. I don't use anything on iTunes except  iPod classic. I have all of my music in the iTunes folder. I have about  40 GB of CD's on it I want to keep. Everything is present on my iPod, albums, art, playlists, songs. I have DL'd several versions of iTunes. The only one that will install is the 64 bit current version. It will not "see" my music collection no matter where I put it. I captured one cd so I could see where to put the collection. I saw where the new CD was stored, so I put the collection in the same directory. It did not recognize any of the songs. I have heard that the current version of iTunes has a problem of losing titles, so I would like to go back to an early version that does not have this problem and that can "see" my CD collection. Good 'ol Apple will  not let me install a 32 bit version on my computer, and the 64 bit versions will not work for me. Can anyone tell me how to do this? I have installed MediaMonkey Gold, which does see my entire collection,  but I am not much of a software GURU !

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 10:53 AM

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  • by javaliga,Solvedanswer

    javaliga javaliga Sep 23, 2016 2:06 PM in response to doug dsa
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    Sep 23, 2016 2:06 PM in response to doug dsa

    See turingtest2's excellent iTunes for Windows Troubleshooting Guide at:

     

    Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates

     

    You can download almost any iTunes version you like from the iTunes installers section.

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    turingtest2 turingtest2 Sep 22, 2016 1:55 PM in response to doug dsa
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    Sep 22, 2016 1:55 PM in response to doug dsa

    See also Make a split library portable for some background on moving libraries around. Copying the old iTunes folder into the User's Music folder of your current profile usually works, but that might not be ideal on a system with an SSD system drive. If you have 64-bit Windows you must use a 64-bit installer for iTunes.

     

    tt2

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    doug dsa doug dsa Sep 23, 2016 2:09 PM in response to javaliga
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    Sep 23, 2016 2:09 PM in response to javaliga

    Hail yes, it worked! Thanks for the help.

  • by doug dsa,

    doug dsa doug dsa Sep 23, 2016 2:27 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Sep 23, 2016 2:27 PM in response to turingtest2

    TT2, you have made me an iTunes user once again. I followed your instructions and loaded an earlier version of iTunes on my WIN10 machine. I also followed your instructions on using a dated library from my backup. All of my music is back!

    I can't stop iTunes from telling me I should download the latest version, because this one does not support iPhone.  I don't want support for my iPhone, I use only iCloud for backups anyway. Do you know of a way to stop this irritating message from popping up every 2 minutes when iTunes is active?

    One more question, I would like to have iTunes on my external drive, so I can use it at work and at home. Apple insists that the User/Music ... folders be on the C drive, even though I told Apple to install on the G drive. Would it be possible to do this?

    Thanks for all of the help. I am new to this forum and don't know how to respond other than the way I have done.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Sep 23, 2016 3:19 PM in response to doug dsa
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    Sep 23, 2016 3:19 PM in response to doug dsa

    See Make a split library portable for advice on putting the library exactly where you want it. (I'd normally recommend installing the application on the system drive, but that isn't critical unless you've installed it on a slow drive when faster ones are available.)

     

    You can change the update settings or uninstall Apple Software Update to stop it nagging you to update,

     

    If your device is connected to the computer while iTunes is running, or set up for wireless syncing, then you're probably going to get that warning. You might be able to change syncing options on the device's summary tab, assuming iTunes will let you get that far. If so make sure wireless syncing is off and that iTunes won't launch when the device is connected. Under Edit > Preferences > Devices you can tick Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically. Hopefully this will let you connect to the computer for charging without firing up iTunes and generating the upgrade warning.

     

    tt2