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Offline kcourt

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« on: March 17, 2010, 10:24:54 AM »
unsure.gif   I have a new problem.  Three days ago, iTunes started to open up unexpectedly and start playing the first song in the songlist.  I would close it down, and in a few minutes, it would open again. This has keep doing it ever since.  Finally, in desperation, I changed it to open up in the Apple store so it would not play.

I have gone to prefs and cannot find anything to check - anyone have a clue what to do?  Groaner.gif

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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2010, 10:34:32 AM »
Perhaps you have some app that has been set to play a song instead of some System Sound? wacko.gif

Calendar/timer alert sound? Thinking.gif

What other apps are you using when this happens?
Anything consistent about your activities (at the computer, anyway) when this happens? Are you crossing your legs differently? Is you mouth open? Are your elbows resting on the desk?! nono.gif

Perhaps iTunes is just lonely. Have you used the app much, lately? dntknw.gif
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2010, 12:31:05 PM »
Not that it helps a whole lot, but you're not alone:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?m...9&#10765009
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?m...7&#10768207

Kathy - do you have external speakers attached to your Mac? After trying just about everything short of a clean install, the original poster on this thread finally figured out that it was his speakers causing the problem (page 5 on the 6 pages!):

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?t...0&tstart=45
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2010, 01:06:53 PM »
My old 7nn MHz G4 did this until I upgraded versions of iTunes on it and then it stopped doing it.  The substitute behavior was to no longer automatically play music when I click on it from the desktop or a folder.  I think I fixed that by poking about in the preferences area for iTunes.  Good luck!  My greatest fear is my iTunes library will come to a crashing halt someday and I won't be properly backed up.  This is why I'm trying to see whether the iTuneFS thing will work (see the thing I posted about MACFuse)!
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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2010, 01:42:16 PM »
John, are you not doing regular backups with SuperDuper/CCC or Time Machine? If you are, I wouldn't worry - I don't see anything in MacFuse that would remove the need for complete backups. huh.gif

Kathy - which version of iTunes are you using? I assumed 9.0x - if it's not, then let us know.
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2010, 06:18:11 PM »
QUOTE(Paddy @ Mar 17 2010, 01:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
which version of iTunes are you using? I assumed 9.0x - if it's not, then let us know.


FWIW, after reading various and sundry complaints at the Apple iTunes support forums, I have made it a point to refrain from upgrading for quite a while now.  

I'm using version 8.01, and I will continue to do so until/unless it stops working smoothly.

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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2010, 07:17:26 PM »
Apparently your opinion of iTunes 9 is widely shared, Kenny.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10371925-263.html
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?t...26&tstart=0

However, I'm not sure that this is Kathy's issue, as I've yet to see anyone suggest that iTunes 9 is the cause of this particular problem.
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« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2010, 09:26:07 PM »
I have external speakers, but have had them for years (JBL Creatures).  I see this problem happening in many different situations - sometimes I am on the internet, sometimes I am using a word processor, while other times I am doing spreadsheets, and sometimes playing solitaire.

I have used iTunes since it first came out and this is the first time I have had a problem.

I am using iTunes 9 -

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« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2010, 10:10:34 PM »
What was the last date you installed anything?

Or added a song to iTunes?
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« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2010, 11:05:37 PM »
I haven't downloaded a song for several weeks and haven't installed anything since downloading iTunes9 whenever it came up on Software Update.

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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2010, 01:00:58 AM »
Kathy, try disconnecting the speakers - it's an easy thing to try. Ya never know. I think the poster in the very long thread I linked to had also had his speakers for a long time without trouble.
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« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2010, 10:30:36 AM »
I have done that now.  Can I reconnect or will that make iTunes open up again?
A very frustrating problem - I love my speakers, and without them, the voices and music are very dull.

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« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2010, 12:47:06 PM »
See if the iTunes problem reappears with the speakers disconnected. How often does it do it on average? If you think you've given it sufficient time and iTunes has not opened on its own, then try reconnecting and see what happens.

If it is the speakers, then there may be something wrong with them perhaps? I don't know. I don't think anyone has gone any further than identifying speakers as the culprit and then, I presume finding new ones?

I have my Mac attached to a mini-stereo system (audio out to the auxiliary input, using an adapter cable) which works very well.
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« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2010, 01:28:03 PM »
It could even be a slightly corroded jack or plug. Intermittently sending/lowering power/impedance/aura on the line out. The Mac's circuits interpreting that as a CD insertion and so iTunes pops open and starts playing the first thing it finds. wacko.gif Strange, I know, but you must remember, your computer does have a brain of its own! Jury's still out if that constitutes a "mind." laughhard.gif Just unplugging/replugging a few times is usually enough to 'clean' off any junque. If this problem persists, you might consider cleaning the prefs for what happens when an audio CD in mounted. dntknw.gif
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« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2010, 05:34:11 PM »
thumbup.gif  I think unplugging and replugging the external speakers has worked.  I did it late this morning and have now been using my computer for  about 2 hours - so far, no iTunes popping up.

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