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Old 07-21-2008   #6 (permalink)
zachd [MSFT]


 
 

Re: iTunes as default player


You really should check with Apple about this, as if this is an actual issue
they could potentially resolve it for you. =)

It is unlikely that it is a permissions issue, but they would be best at
triaging this.

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"CrazyCharlie" <CrazyCharlie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I'm having a similar problem... iTunes used to be registered in the Set
> User
> Defaults but after the latest update from iTunes, it's now not in there.
> I'm
> assuming this would be something that Apple would have to resolve due to
> an
> upgrade? Or could it be related to permissions and not being able to
> properly register those keys when performing the upgrade?
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
Quote:

>>
>> Do they register for the Set User Defaults control panel? That would be
>> the
>> ideal place to manage this.
>>
>> Note that "use my current media player" in that context means to use
>> whatever is selected. It's not checking what that is - in your case that
>> should be iTunes. The Set Program Access and Defaults implementation is
>> going to run the iTunes association code - if that doesn't work, if they
>> have registered for Set User Defaults, that will run the system's
>> association code with the specified iTunes registrations, which would
>> potentially work better.
>>
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>> Speaking for myself only.
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
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>> "Boe08" <Boe08@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:AB521FF8-739F-4F45-87DA-D10D053D1786@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> > Everytime I highlight more than one song and click play all, it opens
>> > windows
>> > media player, is there a way to make it open with iTunes? Also, I've
>> > gone
>> > into Set Program Access and Computer Defaults, extended custom,
>> > selected
>> > iTunes as my default media player and then clicked ok, but everytime I
>> > go
>> > back into it, it keeps selecting use my current media player. How do I
>> > fix
>> > this so it's alway iTunes?
>>
>>
>>
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