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Hey Nick, Quicktime sucks and I never have been able to completly remove it, it doen't run in the background exactly but it installs quicktime plugins to my browser that even when disabled insist on routing mp3s through it. Winamp is able to take control but its a long struggle to get it to open them as it has to battle the imovable quicktime plugins. And yes when I installed Itunz it is an Itunes-Quicktime install only. If I missed something they are good. I caught all the other "offers", like default player, etc some aol crap, which is a whole other rant. Ok, Itunes itself, on reboot there is 3 obvious items running in the background even though I told it no default player, etc. ipodservice.exe - I don't have on and would not use one. itunes helper.exe applemobiledevice.exe - same as above I disabled the first two from msconfig start up and the third from services tabs. Fine they don't come back on startup. There is a fourth one that's a little trickier, I noticed an extra instance of svchost.exe running and I can't tell what it is from task manager so I ran Process Explorer and found that it was Bonjour service or mdnsresponder.exe which allow itunes to advertise and discover services on the local network. It enables you to connect with Apple tv, and Itunes. From here I turned it off but it still came back on reboot so I went back to msconfig and did find it in services after all. I turned it off and all is dormant except what I had from the earlier bout of quicktime. oh well, I love the tunes, what can I say? I'll just leave it as is and if I need it I'll crank it up again,lol. And yeah, I could've stole it and then sent him the cash but that is ethicly dicy. I use my own criteria on that can of worms. To thine own self be true. All music on the net is free for the taking or not. Mostly I choose not, mostly... peace, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick" <ParadoxQuine@gmail.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:17 AM Subject: Re: Elijah B Torn on Vimeo > well, quicktime for windows is a giant piece of crud, but just > uninstalling it gets rid of most of the crud. itunes, however, was > always a pretty painless uninstall for me on windows. does itunes > FORCE you to install quicktime with it now? it didn't in the past, and > i'd always opt out. > > you could always find his address and mail him 10 bucks then 'steal' > the album. I actually was able to do that with a couple of lesser > known artists I found, since I refuse to download DRM'd music. > > I've never really found itunes any more invasive than any other > windows software. I mean, it plays music, lets you download songs, and > syncs your ipod. thats all it's meant for and all it really does. > quicktime is another matter, but i never had an issue with itunes on > windows. > > it downloads files to your music directory which you choose (or leave > as default), and there is a downloads section of the store that > appears when you have downloads going. it doesn't ask you where to put > the music because most users aren't smart enough to keep their music > in one folder (no, really). > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Jeff Duke <jeff_d@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> Has anyone checked out Elijah B Torn on Vimeo? >> http://www.vimeo.com/1580384 it rocks! >> I really want to get the cd but its on I Tunes only. I just don't like >> having to download a special program and go through all the bs with >them. >> i >> might do it anyway. Then I'll uninstall it again. I never completly got >> rid >> of it and quicktime the last time. It really digs in. >> >> Or is it just me. I know some of ya'll use I this and I that so tell me >> why >> I tunes is not, well ,wrong somehow. It just seems to be a pushy outfit. >> Proprietary, and it wants to take over your life somehow. >> >> ok I am downloading I tunz 8.0, 68 megs, whats up with that? i like CD >> baby >> or Amazon. someone call me a wambulance! >> >> And this, just to buy a cd, >> >> Ok a 10 min install including quick time which I hate and just got rid >> of. >> Then set up my account, buy the cd, slow download and it didn't even >> offer >> me a choice where I wanted to put it, or tell the progress on the >> download. >> >> Listening now, real warped out stuff, reminds me of Splattercell, Which >> is >> not suprising. I like it! >> >> thanks for holding my hand through this my friends, now to see what >> damage >> its done to my setup and try to undo it. >> >> >> J >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1771 - Release Date: 11/6/2008 7:58 AM