iTunes 10.4 & Multimedia Keyboard

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Downgrading to iTunes 10.3 worked for me too, this confirms it is an iTunes issue (or at least it was for me).

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard (usb)

Latest IntelliType Pro 64-bit

Windows 7 64-bit

After the upgrade to iTunes 10.5 media keys stopped working

Fix:

- Uninstalled iTunes 10.5

- Renamed %userprofile%\music\iTunes to iTunes.old

- Installed iTunes 10.3 (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1103)

- Copy %userprofile%\music\iTunes.old\iTunes Music to %userprofile%\music\iTunes

- Copy %userprofile%\music\iTunes.old\Album Artwork to %userprofile%\music\iTunes

- Copy %userprofile%\music\iTunes.old\Previous iTunes Libraries\(most recent library file from 10.3 timeframe).itl to %userprofile%\music\iTunes, rename to iTunes Library.itl

- Copy %userprofile%\music\iTunes.old\iTunes Music Library.xml to %userprofile%\music\iTunes

Startup iTunes and your library should be in place, and all music/artwork available to play. Without any further actions my media keys work again both when iTunes is in focus, and when minimized/not in focus.

I guess I just have to remain on iTunes 10.3 indefinitely, as the media keys working is much more important to me than any new iTunes features seem to be..

I managed a different FIX. This is just for Microsoft Multimedia keyboard (I have Microsoft 8000)

I uninstalled Microsoft Intellitype 8.1 that I had and then installed the newer 8.2 Version.

Before I did that I Downgraded to Itunes 10.3 64x but it did not help.

if this fix don't work with Itunes 10.5 then Downgrade like I did, It easier..No copying of files needed.

after you uninstall 10.5 and Install 10.3, it give you an error for your library.

So you press "SHIFT" and then open ITUNES.

then you go to "My Music\iTunes" folder inside your genereal music folder, it should be there. (WIN 7)

then to "Previous iTunes Libraries" folder and you should have a backup or and some kind of old "itunes Library folder" files...you choose one of them and Itunes opens fine with all playlist and everything.

Now everything workd find.

Good luck!

P.S

I after all this this does not work, might be because I installed Itune 10.3 before the new Intellitype 8.2.

So try Uninstalling Intellitype 8.2 again.

Then reinstall it...maybe it does things when Installing...I don't know.

Try out the program described here. Its fixed the problems for me without having to use an older version of iTunes or uninstall my keyboard application/drivers.