Now that iTunes 10 has been released, it's apparent that nothing has changed in Cupertino. Apple still gives its customers a monolithic iTunes setup program with absolutely no options to pick and choose based on your specific needs. Why is that important?
It configures two "helper" programs to start automatically every time you start your PC, giving you no easy way to disable them. It installs a network service that many iTunes users don't need and that has been associated with security and reliability issues. That's where this post comes in. It contains detailed, up-to-date instructions for cracking open that gigantic iTunes installer and installing just the pieces you want and need.
I've also updated my advice for individual scenarios so that you can make intelligent choices instead of simply settling for Apple's defaults. To get started, you need a copy of the iTunes Windows installer, which comes in x86 and x64 versions and is available via this download page. You also need a third-party file extraction utility.
I previously recommended the free and versatile IZArc utility but it is now, unfortunately, a nest of crapware and I can no longer recommend it. Use the file utility to extract files from iTunesSetup.
This screen shows the contents of the bit iTunes 10 installer. Extract those files to a local or network folder and you can run them individually, using command-line switches to control their behavior. When you run the master iTunes setup program, it extracts the following files to a temporary folder and then begins installing all of them in sequence.
That is, of course, a bogus error message. If you know where the individual installer package is located, you can install just that piece without having to go through the tedious full install. The seventh file in the list is SetupAdmin. You don't need it, obviously. Oh, and thankfully, the MobileMe component, which was previously included with a full iTunes install, is now a separate option. So how do you decide which programs to install, and how do you avoid inadvertently getting more than you wanted?
Today we take a look at doing a minimal install with a step by step tutorial. Last week Ed Bott wrote up The unofficial guide to installing iTunes 10 without bloatware.
Today we take a closer look at the process of doing a minimal install of it in Windows 7 to avoid the extra junk. Instead of just going through a typical update from iTunes 9 to iTunes 10, you might want to look at our guide on uninstalling iTunes and everything that comes with it.
Then download the iTunes 10 installer and we can begin clean and fresh. The process is the same on a bit version as well, the file names just include 64 in them. After downloading the iTunes 10 installer, extract it with any file extraction utility. Now you will see everything in the iTunes 10 installer which as you know is several components. Extract the following files to a folder on the hard drive hold down the Ctrl key while you highlight each one :. Here we made a folder called iTunes Minimal.
Of course yours will be different based on your computer name and the location where you extracted the files. If you did want to install it to play your music through AirPlay speakers or connect to Apple TV you can always go back and install it.
And there you go! Even with this minimal install, iTunes can still run like a pig, so for more on speeding it up check out our 10 tips to make iTunes run faster in Windows most of the tips work on OS X too. The files you install will depend on how you want to use iTunes. If you want to use your iPod Touch to sync your music take a look at using MediaMonkey for managing your iPod or another alternative is using Foobar We look forward to hearing from you how this approach works for you.
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Browse All Privacy and Security Articles Click OK to execute the command. Repeat for the other packages. After you complete the installation, you can rip and burn CDs, play music from your collection, buy music tracks and TV shows from the iTunes store, and synchronize music and other media files with any Apple device except an iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad.
I tested this scenario with an older iPod Nano and it worked just fine. If your experience differs, please let me know in the Talkback section. Note that Bonjour must be installed on any computer whose library you want to share. In that scenario, Bonjour provides no benefit.
And finally, decide whether you want to install Apple Software Update. You can check for a new version any time by clicking Help, Check for Updates. Regardless of how you check, when you see that a new update is available, be sure to download the iTunes installer manually and then extract and update only those components you want. All of the above components are available from the Programs option in the Windows Control Panel, where you can uninstall them individually. And finally, there are those two startup files, which slow down your boot time and add nothing to your iTunes experience.
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