An error occurred while updating the default player for audio file types.

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An error occurred while updating the default player for audio file types.

Everytime I open up Itunes Preferences and hit OK, I get the following error:

"An error occurred while updating the default player for audio file types. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation."

Itunes is not my default player for audio files, and when I try to make it the default player, the error pops up again. I'm an administrator on the computer, which is running Windows XP SP2 with Itunes 7.5 installed. Any ideas? Thanks!

NKA

Powerbook G4 12 inch/DELL DIMENSION 4600 2.4 GHZ P4, 2.0 GB DDRSDRAM, WIN XP SP2, Mac OS X (10.4.8), 100 GB HD, Superdrive, 1.25 GB RAM

Posted on Jan 21, 2008 9:36 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 18, 2008 9:45 PM in response to nabilalk

I have the same issue with version 7.6. Help! I've done an uninstall, roll back to 7.5, tried deleting all folders referring to itunes. no dice.

Any ideas?

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Answer 2

Angel

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Feb 20, 2008 3:18 PM in response to autobot2112

I am having the same issues...uninstalled, reinstalled. I am the admin user.

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Answer 3

Mar 13, 2008 6:25 PM in response to nabilalk

I had a similar issue. Turned out that - somehow - one of the directories or files in my iTunes music folder had gotten set to read only. Fixing it was easy.

Go to Edit/Preferences.
Choose the Advanced tab
in the General subtab select the contents of the box labeled "iTunes Music folder location"
Click Start, choose Run
Paste the location
Press the button to move up one level
Right-click the music folder, choose Properties

If this is your problem, the read-only box will be a solid color or checked. Set it to empty and choose the default "apply to folder and all subfolders and files." This will set everything in there readable, which after I did so I stopped getting the error.

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