Annoyances: QuickTime and iTunes
Mark Ghosh 
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I find it quite irritating that I have to install iTunes if I want to install QuickTime on my computer. Thankfully, it can be uninstalled seperate from QuickTime, but I did not think that Apple had to resort to such techniques to get people to use their software. I use iTunes on my desktop at home but would rather keep it off my laptop. Is that too much to ask?
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Are you using Windows or Mac - from the Apple website I thought you could just download Quicktime 7?
http://www.apple.com/uk/quickt.....d/mac.html
[Reply] Martin — 11/12/2005 @ 10:12 amor
http://www.apple.com/uk/quickt.....d/win.html
Try this one:
[Reply] Greg Morley — 11/12/2005 @ 10:18 amhttp://www.apple.com/quicktime.....alone.html
Greg.
I know that standalone downloads are available through a quick search and I am also aware that I can uninstall iTunes after the install, but why the runaround. The page that gets brought up for a simple Quicktime install, produces a download that includes iTunes.
http://www.free-codecs.com/dow.....native.htm
[Reply] huphtur (1 comments.) — 11/12/2005 @ 10:43 ameven better.
Was going to suggest QuickTime alternative but saw huphtur.
I too use it, and don’t bother installing the bloated quicktime and since I don’t own an iPod I dont use iTunes
[Reply] Ajay D'Souza (39 comments.) — 11/12/2005 @ 10:55 amQuickTime/iTunes annoyances
I’m always coming across people who are irritated by the fact that Apple are making it hard for people to download the QuickTime player without downloading iTunes too.
The PC Doctor — 11/12/2005 @ 11:08 amYou can download QuickTime separately to iTunes but you c…
and my problem is exactly the opposite of yours….
I just want quicktime player for crying out loud, why *makes* me install itune too?
*sigh*
[Reply] alvin (1 comments.) — 11/12/2005 @ 8:18 pmQuickTime Alternative is definitely the way to go. I also recommend RealPlayer Alternative.
[Reply] Eli Simpson — 11/12/2005 @ 9:02 pmThey have no update files either (that is easily found anyway). With every update, it’s a full 30-40MB download. Not that it matters with broadband, but this is the sort of crap that people used to complain about with Microsoft.
[Reply] Irish John (1 comments.) — 11/13/2005 @ 12:33 amOne more vote for QuickTime Alternative. Light, fast and easy.
[Reply] Sky (5 comments.) — 11/13/2005 @ 3:17 amThis might be news to you, but there is this feature in Windows called ‘Add/Remove Programs’ - you can remove iTunes without installing Quicktime. Plenty of companies bundle software together - e.g. you can’t get the MSN toolbar without MSN Desktop Search (and vice versa), you can’t download Google Desktop without the Google Toolbar and so on.
[Reply] David Russell (31 comments.) — 11/14/2005 @ 2:14 amDave, did you even read past the first sentence? Or were you talking to Alvin?
[Reply] robin (2 comments.) — 11/14/2005 @ 6:40 amI find quicktime very annoying for the simple reason that it puts itself into the system autostart and the tray after having installed it.
You have to manually remove this option in some “almost hidden” tab.
[Reply] jez (55 comments.) — 11/14/2005 @ 5:12 pmSo far I didn’t have any expirience with iTunes being installed with quicktime.
Since when is this new?
Hmm I’d like the other way around, use iTunes but without QuickTime. when I uninstall Quicktime, iTunes doesn’t work anymore
I’d prefer quicktime alternative as well…
[Reply] Wiebe Tijsma (1 comments.) — 11/24/2005 @ 7:04 amI need iTunes without Quicktime, I have Quicktime Pro 6 and don’t want to pay for Pro 7, but I want iTunes.
[Reply] Jeremy — 11/29/2005 @ 12:59 pmThis is a major annoyance and could cost me $25 bucks.
i dont like the package deal, 2 good products but one integration in not the solution for alot of us. u know i like Quicktime only for the h.264 (-: and i need it for tutorials and so.
[Reply] lucas rem — 11/29/2005 @ 6:20 pmAs it happens, we are in the process of starting a class action lawsuit against Apple because of this packaging of iTunes with Quicktime.
If anyone would like to join this class action lawsuit, please email me directly admin @ lawstuff.com
[Reply] LawStuff — 12/17/2005 @ 4:05 amitunes/ipod have corrupted windows xp just from installing them. my computer will not boot into normal mode any more… does anybody have a way to manually uninstall ipod, itunes, and all related software? I’ve tried all the usual, obvious routes for correcting this and nothing so far has worked
[Reply] nicholas — 12/26/2005 @ 12:32 pmI am having a similar issue with Itunes on XP. Try loading off ERD commander or Linux because they can read the XP partition. Its allot of work but you can remove itunes. You would have to remove the program files as well as the regestry keys.
[Reply] Chris — 01/2/2006 @ 10:55 amSince upgrading my iTunes to the new 6.0 version, both Quicktime and iTunes are bundled. Removing the Quicktime program leaves iTunes inoperable. Now I can no longer download audio files to itunes to put on my ipod…clicking on ‘download audio file’ of any website, only plays the audio without downloading it….anyone else having this problem?
[Reply] Charlie — 01/29/2006 @ 8:18 pmSign me up! After trying all alternatives listed on various forums and tech logs, I even spent $40 on an “Uninstaller” program which also wouldn’t pick up either itunes or Quicktime. Not only is Apple costing me practically the whole week end in senselss, futile, aggravating, unsuccessful nonsense - They’re costing me money on programs to deal with their latest Bullsh….T!
[Reply] Russell Hubbard — 02/12/2006 @ 5:18 pmI have had major problems with the itunes+quicktime download. The first time i downloaded it it installed fine, but then i did a system restore and now no matter how many times i reinstall or download a new file, itunes won’t execute and quicktime displays an error saying it is not installed properly.
[Reply] Matt — 02/23/2006 @ 2:00 amMy concern with using QuickTime Alternative is how secure is it? QT does usually fairly well in keeping ontop of vulnerabilities. But does anyone know how secure the alternative is please?
[Reply] TK_M — 03/10/2006 @ 4:14 pmThis is driving me crazy, too! If you ever find an answer to it, I’d love to hear it!
[Reply] Heidi — 04/13/2006 @ 9:33 amWhen I uninstall itunes from Add/Remove Programs, it goes through the whole process. Makes you think it is uninstalling it. What a load of crap. It doesn’t do anything. Itunes is still installed and fully functional. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
[Reply] Stephan — 04/21/2006 @ 7:46 pmLet’s get Apple on this one. I still can’t uninstall Itunes in my control panel. I want it out..
[Reply] Fara Smith — 04/22/2006 @ 10:52 pmtry removing quicktime player first then uninstall itunes it worked for me
[Reply] tommy — 04/27/2006 @ 5:41 pmtry removing quicktime player first then uninstall itunes it worked for me
[Reply] tommy — 04/27/2006 @ 5:43 pmCharlie, You may have already figured this out by now, but I will share it anyway. You can download audio files, but it takes a couple of extra steps. Right click on the download link. Choose “save target as.” Then when the save menu comes us, save it not as an “mpeg document” which is default, but as “all files.” Add .mp3 as an extension at the end of the file name, and it will save on your computer as an mp3 file, and you can immediately use it.
[Reply] Dennis — 07/12/2006 @ 3:13 pmThe link to a standalone version of Quicktime is on the exact same page as the link to download iTunes/Quicktime. No “runaround” or “search” needed.
[Reply] Rob — 08/5/2006 @ 10:37 amTo remove Itunes from a windows based PC Add/remove does NOT work!
[Reply] pappapump — 08/24/2006 @ 12:14 amThe program is installed using the new windows installer and you need this program to remove itunes from your quicktime/itunes combo install (msicuu2.exe).
Install it then find it in programs then click it, you will find itunes and quicktime in the list.
I would recommend installing this permanently since many other programs are starting to use the NEW windows installer to jack their programs into your PC without the ability to remove them easily.
This is the only reliable way to remove Itunes with 0 hassle.
The quicktime and realplayer alternatives are nice but can’t play some of the newer QT and RP files coming out.
everytime i either try to download iTunes & QuickTime together or just QuickTime on its own the same error message comes up
[Reply] qqqqqqqqq — 10/31/2006 @ 2:42 pmcould not open key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\classes\QuickTime.QuickTime\CLSID. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.
It then doesnt allow me to carry on downloading it do anyone know how i get over this problem.
everytime i either try to download iTunes & QuickTime together or just QuickTime on its own the same error message comes up
[Reply] Ruben Barrios — 11/25/2006 @ 9:46 pmcould not open key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\classes\QuickTime.QuickTime\CLSID. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.
It then doesnt allow me to carry on downloading it do anyone know how i get over this problem.
I bought an IPod to check out what all the fuss was about. I hate the wheel. Took forever to get music working properly. iTunes is crap. Still can’t get videos to work properly. No sound. For MP3s my cheap USB players made in China or where-ever have been working fine for years and still is more convenient. I prefer PSP for watching videos and playing games when travelling. My Sony Ericsson phone is great and so is any notebook I’ve used. I don’t care about Macs, Windows and Linux, have used them all and as long as they work. Next to CD-ROMs that end up wasting tons of CDs, adware, spyware and viruses, IT hypers, Free And Open Source (FOSS) evangelists that are actually communists selling proprietary software … the iPod is the worst abuse of technology I’ve come across.
[Reply] PlainJoe — 11/26/2006 @ 3:06 pmI just got my 2000t and all of my songs are skipping in iTunes, and I cant figure out why. If someone could help me out and tell me how to fix this I would really appreciate it because its driving me crazy. Thanks for the replys.
[Reply] Isiah (1 comments.) — 11/28/2006 @ 3:26 pmyes i have the same problem with HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\classes\QuickTime.QuickTime\CLSID. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel. does anyone know what that means. I have downloaded ccr and done other things i have read on here and still it wont download and i cant even download realplayer says the same thing whats wrong?
[Reply] trish — 11/28/2006 @ 11:44 pmHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ problem here too
qt is messed up
[Reply] huntermunk — 12/2/2006 @ 10:58 amI don’t yet know what causes the problem, but I have found that with XP and multiple users that occasionally the permissions get messed up. To fix the HKLM issue - use regedit, navigate to the key and you’ll probably get a warning message about permissions. You need to right click, select permissions and then take ownership of the key (assign ownership to Administrators for example) then click OK (ignore any warnings) until the dialogue boxes are closed. Go back in to the permissions and adjust as required. You may need to refresh the key list after changing permission and apply permissions to each subkey… Good luck.
[Reply] BG — 01/24/2007 @ 6:00 ami’ve not read through all this, but who ever got this problem with registry not having access to run registry, and you even cannot access it via regedit (like i couldnt) it’s prolly because of one of the protective programs like tune up they take care of ur registry so some weird a$$ viruses dont get installed or something god knows …and he doesnt care btw… so just uninstall proggies like tune up and u can install quick time np
[Reply] Matej — 06/2/2007 @ 5:58 amI only have a work computer, and I NEED itunes. Whenever i try and download it, it says that i do not have authority to acces or something like that. Is there any way I can get around this to get itunes back in my life? Thanks
[Reply] Marty — 06/4/2008 @ 5:54 pm