Vista RC1 installs iTunes 7 Raiders

Recently, Apple released his latest version of iTunes 7, its interface and features are unmatched by earlier versions. However, Vista RC1, which is still in beta state, is also very confusing for application compatibility. So you want to know how to properly install the latest iTunes 7 on Vista RC1? Then come with the author.

On Vista RC1, if you follow the normal steps, there may be many unknown errors, so here is how to solve these problems and let iTunes 7Vista RC1 run!

Figure 1 There are many problems with the general installation method

First, the error message: "The files currently in use need to be upgraded. The following program is using the files that the installer needs to upgrade. Close this The application and click Retry to proceed. ipodservice (process ID: 2516)"

Press ctrl+alt+del at the same time, select "start task manager" from the displayed system menu. Find this "ipodservice".

Note: Even if you right click on the service and stop it, it won't do anything (it will only pop up a message that prohibits access). Here, you need to click the "services" button and authenticate in the displayed User Account Control prompt box. Because installing the software requires administrator privileges, I really don't know if the emergence of UAC is convenient or troublesome for the user.

Figure 2 Stopping "ipodservice" in Task Manager is invalid

Once you open the service window of Microsoft Management Console, find ipodservice, select it, and then click the toolbar. Stop button.

Figure 3 Stop the "ipodservice" service in the console

Then, iTunes should be able to continue the installation. Note: At the end of this article there is a very important step related to this step!

Figure 4 Start installing iTunes 7

Figure 5 Normal installation

The following picture shows iTunes 7 running on Vista RC1:

Figure 6 iTunes Health on Vista

The last important step: Go back to the Microsoft Management Console, open the list of services, double-click on ipodservice, and set it to start automatically!

Figure 7 After installation, turn on the "ipodservice" service