Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Level 1

19 points

SOLUTION to pathetic Ping junk in Windows iTunes 10.0.1

How to fix the ping junk for Mac has been floating around for a bit, but so far, no one has posted how to fix it on Windows... Until now!

So, here's how:

Enter the following commands in a Command Prompt window or the 'Run' dialog box.

"C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt hide-ping-dropbown 1
"C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt show-store-link-arrows 1
"C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt disablePingSidebar 1

If you're on a 64-bit version of windows, use this instead:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt hide-ping-dropbown 1
"C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt show-store-link-arrows 1
"C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt disablePingSidebar 1

Hope this helps a few people!

Message was edited by: David Wolf1

Windows 7

Posted on Sep 25, 2010 4:48 PM

46 replies

jon8979

Level 2

202 points

Sep 27, 2010 9:49 PM in response to David Wolf1

Does this remove the 4 Ping lines from the context menu I get when I right-click songs in my library? These lines push the options I do commonly use, "Get info" and "Show in Windows Explorer", that many lines down in the context menu. 😟

An Clar

Level 1

4 points

Sep 28, 2010 7:01 AM in response to jon8979

jon8979 wrote:
Does this remove the 4 Ping lines from the context menu I get when I right-click songs in my library? These lines push the options I do commonly use, "Get info" and "Show in Windows Explorer", that many lines down in the context menu. 😟

Unfortunately no.

comaX

Level 1

0 points

Sep 28, 2010 8:14 AM in response to David Wolf1

Thank you very much for this little fix !
Could you please tell me how did you find those commands ?

Katrina S.

Level 7

24,131 points

Sep 28, 2010 10:49 AM in response to jon8979

+Does this remove the 4 Ping lines from the context menu I get when I right-click songs in my library? These lines push the options I do commonly use, "Get info" and "Show in Windows Explorer", that many lines down in the context menu.+

This is the horrid part. I've submitted feedback to Apple. Let's hope they get rid of it. I use lastfm to scrobble, my iPod to rate tracks, and I'm not about to start entering everything I "like" in Ping since I'm not a teen with copious spare time.
It makes it more difficult to get to the itunes store page I want, as well.

Please, everyone, send feedback to Apple and give them the URL of this thread!
*itunes menu > help > provide itunes feedback*

http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

Katrina S.

Level 7

24,131 points

Sep 28, 2010 10:48 AM in response to Katrina S.

Here's what I sent them
+Please get rid of the in drop-down in the track name column!+
+Please get rid of Ping in the right-click > flyout menu!+

+They make it much more difficult to and annoying use itunes.+
+People are figuring out how to turn some of it off, they dislike it so much.+
+See this thread on Apple Discussions:+
+ http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2593347&tstart=0+

+The likeliness of me recommending iTune to a friend has dropped from a 10 to a 5.+

+By the way, iTunes 10. doesn't show up in the list of itunes versions further down this page.+

Sep 29, 2010 4:39 AM in response to shanamc

You're possibly having the issue I had...I mis-read the command line and had typed setPreflnt instead of setPrefInt (l instead of Capital I). Apparently one letter can make a whole load of difference. As can regular eye tests...

Sep 29, 2010 9:40 PM in response to David Wolf1

Important Note (maybe obvious but...) You MUST have iTunes completely shut down when you do this, as you are changing a file it is using.

Also, I couldn't get it to work with the "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt show-store-link-arrows 1

what I did was navigate to the folder in a command prompt and just did "iTunes" /setPrefInt show-store-link-arrows 1

It worked just fine.

Good luck.

Oct 1, 2010 11:03 PM in response to David Wolf1

Thanks to Katrina who pointed me to this thread. You are a lifesaver! I am so tired of PING being shoved down our throats.

Katrina S.

Level 7

24,131 points

Oct 2, 2010 12:35 AM in response to OS4sucksSaltyBalls

Thanks to you and also David!

I had to go to C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes in the command prompt window first,then copy/paste
"iTunes" /setPrefInt show-store-link-arrows 1

before it would put the store arrows back.

I was actually kinda enjoying Ping, at least the comments from Yo-Yo Ma.
I turned Ping off for 3 days and it lost everything, though....which it said it would keep everything for 7 days. When I turned it back on, it showed I was following 37 people but all the pages were blank. Not worth setting it up again!
Yet another Ping fail.

Now it's off for good and I have my arrows back, thanks to you both.

Z-4195

Level 1

5 points

Oct 2, 2010 8:54 PM in response to David Wolf1

Thank you! An iCookie for you!

Oct 4, 2010 5:10 AM in response to David Wolf1

Worked for me, thanks so much!

Knibbels

Level 1

10 points

Oct 4, 2010 6:08 AM in response to David Wolf1

I am currently still on iTunes "9.something"; and it is working just fine for me. I will be getting a 4G Touch as soon as it is released in my country. Will the 4G Touch work with iTunes 9? I have NO interest in Ping would prefer not upgrading to iTunes 10.

Thanks

kcsgator

Level 1

4 points

Oct 12, 2010 6:50 PM in response to David Wolf1

64-bit (corrected)version worked perfectly. Do run commands while iTunes is NOT running and started up, NO more ping drop-downs. Ping was already set to OFF in iTunes Store. Thanks for the re-post!

iTunes 10.0.1.22

Oct 19, 2010 10:47 PM in response to David Wolf1

...sorry, but all this "hacking" can't be true for a SW released in the 21st century.
Does anyone now how to get back to iTunes 9.x?
Is there any official download available?

Thanks for your support.

proghead

Katrina S.

Level 7

24,131 points

Oct 20, 2010 1:17 AM in response to SwissProgHead

Believe me, this 21st-century hack is a LOT faster than downgrading to an older version!

SOLUTION to pathetic Ping junk in Windows iTunes 10.0.1