View Full Version : iTunes failing to load
Stephen
07-06-07, 07:57 PM
For some unknown reason my iTunes will not load. It comes up with the message "iTunes cannot run because it has detected a problem with your audio configuaration"
Now I've not changed anything, especially with the audio configuration. I've checked it all out however via the Control Panel and so far as I can tell it seems fine.
I've tried reinstalling iTunes, but it makes no difference, still the same message.
I can't somehow believe that uninstalling and reinstalling would make a difference, as its reporting a problem its found not with the program installation.
Anyone any further suggestions please?
StuartR
07-06-07, 08:26 PM
This might help
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304424
I have more problems with iTunes than any other software I use and there's 5 adults with an iPod each in the house :(
This might help
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304424
I have more problems with iTunes than any other software I use and there's 5 adults with an iPod each in the house :(
Not having fallen for Apple's clever marketing and buying an over-priced, under-featured MP3 player *LOL I don't have this problem. I do, however have iTune's older sibling, QuickTime and that used to be a terrible application - crashing all the time and refusing to work properly the rest of the time.
Ian
Stephen
07-06-07, 08:48 PM
This might help
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304424
I have more problems with iTunes than any other software I use and there's 5 adults with an iPod each in the house :(
Many thanks for that Stuart, it worked *clap
Seems its a Quicktime issue, had to uninstall it an install the standalone version
StuartR
07-06-07, 09:37 PM
Not having fallen for Apple's clever marketing and buying an over-priced, under-featured MP3 player *LOL I don't have this problem. I do, however have iTune's older sibling, QuickTime and that used to be a terrible application - crashing all the time and refusing to work properly the rest of the time.
Ian
I resisted the urge for quite a while but bought one (the new nano model) a few months back and I must admit that it's re-kindled my love of music. Don't think I've listened to music so much since the late 70's! My car stereo system has a socket to plug an MP3 player into so I can stick the nano on shuffle and listen for hours - much better than faffing about with CDs.
Glad that link helped Stephen.
Not having fallen for Apple's clever marketing and buying an over-priced, under-featured MP3 player *LOL I don't have this problem. I do, however have iTune's older sibling, QuickTime and that used to be a terrible application - crashing all the time and refusing to work properly the rest of the time.
Ian
I thought the same way - for a while. I've had a couple of cheapy MP3 players which have worked but were not anything special. Then I received an iPod nano (new version) for my birthday and I suddenly understand what all the fuss is about. It's just so easy to use and organise. It may not have radio, video, and all of that other stuff but I have it packed with various audiobooks, radio plays, music tracks, photos, and so on. It's just a joy to use compared to the cheapy MP3 players I've had.
Ironically, someone I know recently bought a cheap sub-£30 MP3/MP4 player. Although it's capable of doing more than the ipod (FM radio, MP4 video, etc), it's a real pain to use. Converting the video is extraordinarily tricky. Neither my friend nor her husband could figure it out, the shop they bought it from didn't know either, there's a poorly-translated generic 4-page manual that's of no help whatsoever, the supplied software didn't seem to work right, there's no manufacturer's name on the box or the player... it was a nightmare from start to finish. I did eventually figure it out for them (and, after a couple of *hours* of fiddling, I stumbled across the reason the software didn't work right) and have written some instructions of what to do, but for the normal user, average user, and even a fairly knowledgable user, the device is virtually useless. It doesn't matter how many features it has if it's too difficult/complex to use. As a music player it works as well as any other cheap player that doesn't support playlists and doesn't have decent navigation.
I'm not saying that all cheap players are the same, but give me my ipod nano over this "fully featured" piece of junk any day. :eek: It isn't a case of falling for "Apple's clever marketing" because I would never have bought one myself before this, but now that I have one I'd never go back to a "cheaper" player.
I use my PDA (a rather well used and battered two and half year old Dell Axim x60v) - I record interviews with it, play music, sync with my calendar, to-dos, email, it runs TomTom navigator satnav, has a great high-res screen (640x480 as opposed to the more usual 320x240 resolution and has both SD and CF slots, as well as bluetooth and wifi. Granted, it's not cheap, but it's extremely useful and I quite like the MS Media Player it runs.
Ian
I thought the same way - for a while. I've had a couple of cheapy MP3 players which have worked but were not anything special. Then I received an iPod nano (new version) for my birthday and I suddenly understand what all the fuss is about. It's just so easy to use and organise. It may not have radio, video, and all of that other stuff but I have it packed with various audiobooks, radio plays, music tracks, photos, and so on. It's just a joy to use compared to the cheapy MP3 players I've had.
Ironically, someone I know recently bought a cheap sub-£30 MP3/MP4 player. Although it's capable of doing more than the ipod (FM radio, MP4 video, etc), it's a real pain to use. Converting the video is extraordinarily tricky. Neither my friend nor her husband could figure it out, the shop they bought it from didn't know either, there's a poorly-translated generic 4-page manual that's of no help whatsoever, the supplied software didn't seem to work right, there's no manufacturer's name on the box or the player... it was a nightmare from start to finish. I did eventually figure it out for them (and, after a couple of *hours* of fiddling, I stumbled across the reason the software didn't work right) and have written some instructions of what to do, but for the normal user, average user, and even a fairly knowledgable user, the device is virtually useless. It doesn't matter how many features it has if it's too difficult/complex to use. As a music player it works as well as any other cheap player that doesn't support playlists and doesn't have decent navigation.
I'm not saying that all cheap players are the same, but give me my ipod nano over this "fully featured" piece of junk any day. :eek: It isn't a case of falling for "Apple's clever marketing" because I would never have bought one myself before this, but now that I have one I'd never go back to a "cheaper" player.
I use my PDA (a rather well used and battered two and half year old Dell Axim x60v) - I record interviews with it, play music, sync with my calendar, to-dos, email, it runs TomTom navigator satnav, has a great high-res screen (640x480 as opposed to the more usual 320x240 resolution and has both SD and CF slots, as well as bluetooth and wifi. Granted, it's not cheap, but it's extremely useful and I quite like the MS Media Player it runs.
Ian
I, too, have a Dell Axim - the X30 (624MHz version with WiFi/Bluetooth - and the "perfectly adequate 320x240 screen" :D ) and I use it for all the things you mention (not satnav), including the occasional video. It's a bit long in the tooth now, so the battery doesn't have much of a life (every time I pick it up, it seems to need a charge) - fortunately I do have a second battery for when it gets unbearable.
That said, I would still much rather use the iPod for music and audiobooks. I think it's an example of the Axim being "jack of all trades" and the iPod being "master of one". Sure, the Axim can do what the iPod can in spades, but the iPod just does what it does so well. Added to that, the battery life on the iPod just lasts an absolute age on one charge. The winner for me, though, is the navigation. That main navigational wheel on the front of the iPod is a marvel.
Somewhere around here I have an old HP Jornada 720. It hasn't had much use since I got the Axim, although the built-in modem and full-size PCMCIA slot has been incredibly useful on occasion. Now that was a true marvel of a machine, but you wouldn't want to go carting it around all over the place these days.
One thing I objected to, at least, with the earlier iPods was that the battery was not user-replaceable. And of course they tended to fail prematurely.
And then they brought out the so-called iPod Photo, which was an abuse of the word 'photo' in my book. I hate the fact that Apple always do their own thing and avoid compatibility. Can you use an SD card with an iPod without spending even more money on a bulky adapter?
Yes, the iPod user interface is nice when you have got used to it (though it's not instantly usable if you are an iPod novice) but there are other devices that have good interfaces too. Not in the 'Nano' category, agreed, but PC Pro prefer to rate the Creative Zen Vision:M on their 'A List', with the SanDisk Sana e270 as the recommended alternative.
I'd wager that most people (and I'm not labeling you with this generalisation) who buy iPods do so because they are considered cool rather than anything else. And that's fine, but not for me :)
I carry too many gadgets with me anyway! So the more functionality I can get into one (my Axim!) the better *LOL
Ian
I, too, have a Dell Axim - the X30 (624MHz version with WiFi/Bluetooth - and the "perfectly adequate 320x240 screen" :D ) and I use it for all the things you mention (not satnav), including the occasional video. It's a bit long in the tooth now, so the battery doesn't have much of a life (every time I pick it up, it seems to need a charge) - fortunately I do have a second battery for when it gets unbearable.
That said, I would still much rather use the iPod for music and audiobooks. I think it's an example of the Axim being "jack of all trades" and the iPod being "master of one". Sure, the Axim can do what the iPod can in spades, but the iPod just does what it does so well. Added to that, the battery life on the iPod just lasts an absolute age on one charge. The winner for me, though, is the navigation. That main navigational wheel on the front of the iPod is a marvel.
Somewhere around here I have an old HP Jornada 720. It hasn't had much use since I got the Axim, although the built-in modem and full-size PCMCIA slot has been incredibly useful on occasion. Now that was a true marvel of a machine, but you wouldn't want to go carting it around all over the place these days.
StuartR
11-06-07, 12:52 PM
One thing I objected to, at least, with the earlier iPods was that the battery was not user-replaceable. And of course they tended to fail prematurely.
And then they brought out the so-called iPod Photo, which was an abuse of the word 'photo' in my book. I hate the fact that Apple always do their own thing and avoid compatibility. Can you use an SD card with an iPod without spending even more money on a bulky adapter?
Yes, the iPod user interface is nice when you have got used to it (though it's not instantly usable if you are an iPod novice) but there are other devices that have good interfaces too. Not in the 'Nano' category, agreed, but PC Pro prefer to rate the Creative Zen Vision:M on their 'A List', with the SanDisk Sana e270 as the recommended alternative.
I'd wager that most people (and I'm not labeling you with this generalisation) who buy iPods do so because they are considered cool rather than anything else. And that's fine, but not for me :)
I carry too many gadgets with me anyway! So the more functionality I can get into one (my Axim!) the better *LOL
Ian
Cool - moi? :D
I haven't been cool since the 70's, long hair half-way down my back, flares, platform soles, "herbal" cigarettes, Jimi Hendrix etc., etc., although I was just too late for the free love bit :\ .
I've been through various MP3 players (including using my XDA) and settled on the iPod because a) it does exactly what it says on the tin (a well known TV advert strap-line for non UK readers!) and b) I had 4 others in the house to support so I needed to understand at least the basics!
I'd also stick with the Nano (new version with longer battery life) rather than go for the video or photo models - the screen's too small for my liking.
The only other thing I carry in addition to the Nano is the company BlackBerry which doesn't do MP3s but is great if you want your emails to follow you 24/7 :\
One thing I objected to, at least, with the earlier iPods was that the battery was not user-replaceable. And of course they tended to fail prematurely.
And then they brought out the so-called iPod Photo, which was an abuse of the word 'photo' in my book. I hate the fact that Apple always do their own thing and avoid compatibility. Can you use an SD card with an iPod without spending even more money on a bulky adapter?
Yes, the iPod user interface is nice when you have got used to it (though it's not instantly usable if you are an iPod novice) but there are other devices that have good interfaces too. Not in the 'Nano' category, agreed, but PC Pro prefer to rate the Creative Zen Vision:M on their 'A List', with the SanDisk Sana e270 as the recommended alternative.
I'd wager that most people (and I'm not labeling you with this generalisation) who buy iPods do so because they are considered cool rather than anything else. And that's fine, but not for me :)
I carry too many gadgets with me anyway! So the more functionality I can get into one (my Axim!) the better *LOL
Ian
In general I agree with you. If I see something that's sold on how "cool" it looks, I tend to give it a wide berth. Prior to getting this one, I certainly wouldn't have bought the iPod nano because I always thought "you're paying the price to join the 'Apple in-crowd'" and that's no incentive at all. Now I've used it for a couple of months, I wouldn't give it back for all the tea in China. ;) That surprises even me.
I do worry a little about the inability to replace the battery yourself, as I normally buy a spare straight off (as I did with my Axim and my Dell laptop before that). But one charge lasts up to 24 hours (it certainly lasts for the best part of a week, used for a good number of hours a day) and if it lives up to the "number of recharges" the website indicates, it should be a good two or three years at least before the battery is untenable. Whether I won't have replaced it in three years with whatever is "better" by then, is anyone's guess. :)
The photo side of the nano is more of a novelty than anything else, as are the games, the stopwatch, the alarm clock, world time zones, and all of that old cobblers - I suspect they've just be added to appeal the "gadgety" side of consumers.
coupekid
11-06-07, 05:50 PM
In general I agree with you. If I see something that's sold on how "cool" it looks, I tend to give it a wide berth. Prior to getting this one, I certainly wouldn't have bought the iPod nano because I always thought "you're paying the price to join the 'Apple in-crowd'" and that's no incentive at all. Now I've used it for a couple of months, I wouldn't give it back for all the tea in China. ;) That surprises even me.
I do worry a little about the inability to replace the battery yourself, as I normally buy a spare straight off (as I did with my Axim and my Dell laptop before that). But one charge lasts up to 24 hours (it certainly lasts for the best part of a week, used for a good number of hours a day) and if it lives up to the "number of recharges" the website indicates, it should be a good two or three years at least before the battery is untenable. Whether I won't have replaced it in three years with whatever is "better" by then, is anyone's guess. :)
The photo side of the nano is more of a novelty than anything else, as are the games, the stopwatch, the alarm clock, world time zones, and all of that old cobblers - I suspect they've just be added to appeal the "gadgety" side of consumers.
Blimin Ipod.....
Everywhere you go, all you see is accessories for the Ipod. lol! what about the Zen!
I personally mainly use my Sony Walkman phone, it has a 4gig flash memory which is good enough to store the best part of a thousand high quality tunes. In reviews it beat the Nano for quality.
Back to the Zen, I have a Zen Touch 20gig hard drive player, it is absolutely fantastic, and will sync nicely with Windows Media Player, and also acts as a hard drive so you can just drag and drop tunes on it.....now for the downside......
It doesnt apppear to be compatable with Vista, so I am awaiting the release of a driver! *LOL
tarzieboy
13-08-07, 03:08 PM
Not D V D i know BUT,
i make a lot of home keyboard recordings, when i recorded them on a Philips
C.D recorder they played back fine on same recorder, (they had been finalised) but refused to play on my Marantz, until,,, i made a copy on the computor, then they p[layed O.K on all of my family,s machines, except one machine in my friends home ,on his other machine they play O.k,,,, just out of interest,,,,john
paul.r.w
13-08-07, 04:09 PM
I agree, iPlods are a good example of Style first. They have always been buggy, had poor battery life and the DRM stuff's a nightmare. The Creative stuff has always been a lot better.