Comments on: iTunes 9.0.2.25 Switchless Installers

By: ajua

ajua — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:12:47 +0000

@ja10239 I didn't know that Nano 5G required it. For previous generations is not needed, I have tried others and I own a Nano 3G. I don't put it into the installer to keep the download size to a minimum (if that's possible) and many of us also don't need it at all. Please extract Mobile Device Support from the original iTunes installer (open it with WinRAR or 7-Zip) and install it after QuickTime Alternative and my custom installers. Regards. @ZeTaBYTeS The new installer is ready for download. Regards.

By: ZeTaBYTeS

ZeTaBYTeS — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:58:56 +0000

@ajua Thanks for the upcoming update on iTunes Switchless! Can't wait to use it. By the way, iPhone OS 3.1.3 is out for all iPhone and iPod Touch!

By: ja10239

ja10239 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:54:56 +0000

I think that there is a known common problem with iPod Nano 5th Gen. users. Your iTunes switchless version don’t work, let me explain me:

I made a fresh install on a Win XP SP2, first I used QT Lite 3.01, and then iTunes 9.0.25 (switchless). The iPod was not recognized. I tried to install every common parts (step by step, one after other) of an official iTunes, and the problem was that your switchless version doesn’t have an essential component: the Apple Mobile Device Support. If the AMDS is missing, the communication between PC and iPod (I tried on a Nano 5th Gen.) it’s impossible.

The Apple Mobile Device Support has embedded and necessary drivers for this new Nano version. It’s essential. Hope your new iTunes 9.0.3 version could arrange this fix.

Thanks anyway, and good work.

By: ajua

ajua — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:16:58 +0000

I just finished downloading it. In the night I will make the new installer.

By: ZeTaBYTeS

ZeTaBYTeS — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:17:40 +0000

@ajua: iTunes 9.0.3 is out! Appreciate if you could prepare a new lite version for us all. Thanks in advanced

By: bgt

bgt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:46:03 +0000

Ajua – that did the trick. Thank you so much for your help.

By: bgt

bgt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:51:01 +0000

Thanks ajua – I’ll give that a shot.

By: ajua

ajua — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:10:57 +0000

Hi bgt,

I forgot to include a link to my main article about iTunes without QuickTime, where I tell people with iPhone or iTouch that they need to install Mobile Device Support from the original iTunes installer by just extracting the MSI with 7-Zip or WinRAR.

Read the article here.

Regards.

By: bgt

bgt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:03:03 +0000

Hi – clean install of Win7 x64. I just installed (in order):

1) Quicktime Alternative 3.0.1
2) iTunes switchless 9.0.2.25 x64

Everything installed fine and iTunes loads without a problem. But when I hook up my iPhone I get a message that “The iPhone cannot be used because the required software is not installed. Run the iTunes installer to remove iTunes, then install the 64-bit version of iTunes.”

I’ve verified that I downloaded the x64 version of iTunes. Any idea what the problem might be?

Thanks

By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:48:14 +0000

Thanks..

By: ajua

ajua — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:47:52 +0000

That’s weird. Extracting it with 7-Zip should work.

I just test it with version 4.65 and it opens and extracts fine.

By: RHPT

RHPT — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:26:24 +0000

I would like to extract the iTunes.msi from your installer. However 7zip tells me that it is not recognized as an archive. I’ve read at MSFN that extracting the msi is possible. Please help!