itunes

Starman Ghost · Post by **Starman Ghost** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:39 pm

So my gf wants me to install itunes so she can buy music she can't torrent. The thing is I don't want to install quicktime(i use alternative), bonjour, or apple updater. Is there a stand-alone version of itunes?

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:33 pm

you can download quicktime without itunes, but not the other way around.

l3v3l · Post by **l3v3l** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:08 pm

1. Install iTunes.
2. Uninstall QuickTime.
3. Install QT Alt.

or use a Mac

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:48 pm

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/07/1 ... quicktime/

very first result when googling 'itunes without quicktime' and contains steps for if you already installed QA.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:57 pm

l3v3l wrote:1. Install iTunes.
2. Uninstall QuickTime.
3. Install QT Alt.

or use a Mac

QuickTime Alternative is just QuickTime with a pro version code and MPC instead of QuickTime Player(or whatever they call it).

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Thu May 29, 2008 6:04 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
l3v3l wrote:1. Install iTunes.
2. Uninstall QuickTime.
3. Install QT Alt.

or use a Mac
QuickTime Alternative is just QuickTime with a pro version code and MPC instead of QuickTime Player(or whatever they call it).

Not anymore. I think Apple requested them to not do that anymore so they're sticking to standard QuickTime.

l3v3l · Post by **l3v3l** » Thu May 29, 2008 7:22 am

snkcube wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
l3v3l wrote:1. Install iTunes.
2. Uninstall QuickTime.
3. Install QT Alt.

or use a Mac
QuickTime Alternative is just QuickTime with a pro version code and MPC instead of QuickTime Player(or whatever they call it).
Not anymore. I think Apple requested them to not do that anymore so they're sticking to standard QuickTime.

True.

l3v3l · Post by **l3v3l** » Thu May 29, 2008 7:29 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
l3v3l wrote:1. Install iTunes.
2. Uninstall QuickTime.
3. Install QT Alt.

or use a Mac
QuickTime Alternative is just QuickTime with a pro version code and MPC instead of QuickTime Player(or whatever they call it).

Yes? Go on... ??

Fact is he has to have the QuickTime components installed if he wants to use iTunes!
And he stated he does not want to use QuickTime (=Player) and uses QTA (like I do, too).

So what is the point in your post?

franpa wrote:http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/07/1 ... quicktime/

very first result when googling 'itunes without quicktime' and contains steps for if you already installed QA.

Too complicated conercing how often iTunes / QuickTime gets updatet.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu May 29, 2008 7:33 am

l3v3l wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
l3v3l wrote:1. Install iTunes.
2. Uninstall QuickTime.
3. Install QT Alt.

or use a Mac
QuickTime Alternative is just QuickTime with a pro version code and MPC instead of QuickTime Player(or whatever they call it).
Yes? Go on... ??

Fact is he has to use the QuickTime Framework if he wants to use iTunes!
And he stated he does not want to use QuickTime (=Player) and uses QTA (like I do, too).

So what is the point in your post?

That QTA = QuickTime. It's not hard to change some file associations to kill the player. Even easier to do it during the install, so it never steals them in the first place.

l3v3l · Post by **l3v3l** » Thu May 29, 2008 7:54 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
l3v3l wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
l3v3l wrote:1. Install iTunes.
2. Uninstall QuickTime.
3. Install QT Alt.

or use a Mac
QuickTime Alternative is just QuickTime with a pro version code and MPC instead of QuickTime Player(or whatever they call it).
Yes? Go on... ??

Fact is he has to use the QuickTime components if he wants to use iTunes!
And he stated he does not want to use QuickTime (=Player) and uses QTA (like I do, too).

So what is the point in your post?
That QTA = QuickTime. It's not hard to change some file associations to kill the player. Even easier to do it during the install, so it never steals them in the first place.

It's the QuickTime components only... not QuickTime (which means + Player).
Sure... you could disable file associations during the installation. But you would not get the QTPlayer / running background processes removed (and btw, Media Player Classic is great).

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:49 am

purchasing through amazon is much better, as they're 256 kbps mp3's. NO DRM through amazon. it's half and half on itunes, ish

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:14 pm

sweener2001 wrote:purchasing through amazon is much better, as they're 256 kbps mp3's. NO DRM through amazon. it's half and half on itunes, ish

Agreed. I've purchased some music through Amazon. Good quality, no DRM, no bloated installs. There is a tiny app though necessary for album downloads, but its 1.3MB instead of 57MB for itunes!

Starman Ghost · Post by **Starman Ghost** » Thu May 29, 2008 4:36 pm

Ah, many thanks. The link helped a ton.

darkbenny · Post by **darkbenny** » Sat May 31, 2008 10:05 pm

gaytunes

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:20 am

Thank you for that witty, helpful, and insightful addition to the conversation. If only everyone was as intelligent as you.

Post by **grinvader** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:50 am

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:16 pm

eh dude there's a couple things wrong with that picture

1) there was no necromancy
and 2) even still, this thread is still on page 1 at the time of this posting

kode54 · Post by **kode54** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:24 pm

3) Glaring spelling error.

Fixed over a year ago.

Dood edit: data has been copied.

Post by **odditude** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:29 am

Where's the spelling error? If you're looking at "inane," that is the intended word.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:05 am

odditude wrote:Where's the spelling error? If you're looking at "inane," that is the intended word.

The picture before had the word "significantly" spelled wrong. It's been changed now.

darkbenny · Post by **darkbenny** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:12 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:Thank you for that witty, helpful, and insightful addition to the conversation. If only everyone was as intelligent as you.

don't cry now.