New Itunes 10's looks Suck!

[PBear]

These instructions for downgrading to 9.2.1 might help the ones wanting to downgrade from iTunes 10.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Nope, it just installed, I had to agree with the usual license agreement, and that was all.

I'm not talking about when it installed -- I'm talking about when you first launched iTunes 10 after it being installed.

On my 10.6.4 system, it did go through an "Updating iTunes Library" procedure. This probably means that my library can no longer be used with iTunes versions less than 10.

[coolio2654]

If you mean when I opened the app, nothing popped up about any updating, but if it was short I could've missed it .
I made my own album with my personalized order on a dummy account on a macbook, secure deleted the itunes app from Applications/, then went into Library/Receipts/ and deleted anything with itunes in its name. After that, I found a 9.2.1 disc image, installed and found an error which is in the picture.
I would ever be so grateful if you could find a way around this error.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

That's precisely what I was talking about -- iTunes 10 upgraded your library (and if your library was relatively small, the progress bar for the update could have been very short) and now it's only compatible with iTunes 10 or greater.

I don't know of any way around that other than just getting used to iTunes 10 (which, if your only gripe at this point is the lack of color in the interface, is a minor annoyance), or by following the procedure linked below...

Here is a step-by-step:

http://appletoolbox.com/2010/09/how-...-itunes-9-2-1/

You're at the end of the process for Mac, where it says to "recreate your iTunes library." Here is a direct link to how Apple recommends doing this:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451

Be aware that you may lose some data (or, you may not -- just be aware that you may) like play counts, ratings, playlists, etc.

[coolio2654]

This is an edited accidental double post, I'm sorry for it.

[coolio2654]

ElDiablo, PBear, I thank you greatly, for the step-by-step procedure you guys gave me (you don't get a whole lot of those these days) worked perfectly. Thankyou for resolving my relatively insignificant dilemma, I appreciate it.

[LMeinhardt]

Which type of music file are you referring to? I've been listening to MP3 the last two days without this blank/black screen you are mentioning.

[coolio2654]

They were .flac files, and it seems my itunes 10 treating them like music videos was a momentary glitch as I didn't encounter it later on. I think Apple just needs to smooth out the wrinkles on their newest toy .