As you might have guessed, I have a multifaceted problem.
I recently purchased the iPod Touch 2nd Generation 64gig but I need iTunes to activate my iPod and to transfer music to it. Several problems with this resulted (least of all the fact that I hate iTunes and the fact that I have to use it in order to transfer music from my PC to my iPod). For those who don’t know, I’m in the Navy and I’m currently underway, which means I don’t have access to Wi-Fi for my laptop. Instead, my only internet access is with the ship’s computers. This means in order to install my iTunes onto my laptop, I have to download the installer from one of the ship’s computer, burn it onto a disc, and then install it on my laptop. The first time I did this, I used the 32-bit installer and it didn’t install properly. I discovered that I needed the 64-bit installer for Vista and I subsequently went through the same process. However, iTunes still didn’t install properly. From this point, my issues with iTunes were derailed a bit because my computer insisted on booting into Safe Mode after I tried to install iTunes the second time. Long story short, after several weeks, I discovered for whatever reason, a setting in administrative tools was activated which enforced my computer to start in Safe Mode. Anyways, getting back to iTunes, I tried installing it again but it still didn’t work. Instead, I got an error message that said (roughly) “Installation wasn’t completed either because you are running your computer in Safe Mode or Windows Installer isn’t properly installed.”
I either want to:
1) Find software that will allow me to transfer my music to my iPod without using iTunes
OR
2) Figure out why iTunes won’t install. Is there any issue going on with Windows Installer I need to fix, and if so, how do I fix it?
I would prefer option 1) (although figuring out if there’s an issue with Windows Installer is important), but if I have to, I’ll deal with iTunes.
I recently purchased the iPod Touch 2nd Generation 64gig but I need iTunes to activate my iPod and to transfer music to it. Several problems with this resulted (least of all the fact that I hate iTunes and the fact that I have to use it in order to transfer music from my PC to my iPod). For those who don’t know, I’m in the Navy and I’m currently underway, which means I don’t have access to Wi-Fi for my laptop. Instead, my only internet access is with the ship’s computers. This means in order to install my iTunes onto my laptop, I have to download the installer from one of the ship’s computer, burn it onto a disc, and then install it on my laptop. The first time I did this, I used the 32-bit installer and it didn’t install properly. I discovered that I needed the 64-bit installer for Vista and I subsequently went through the same process. However, iTunes still didn’t install properly. From this point, my issues with iTunes were derailed a bit because my computer insisted on booting into Safe Mode after I tried to install iTunes the second time. Long story short, after several weeks, I discovered for whatever reason, a setting in administrative tools was activated which enforced my computer to start in Safe Mode. Anyways, getting back to iTunes, I tried installing it again but it still didn’t work. Instead, I got an error message that said (roughly) “Installation wasn’t completed either because you are running your computer in Safe Mode or Windows Installer isn’t properly installed.”
I either want to:
1) Find software that will allow me to transfer my music to my iPod without using iTunes
OR
2) Figure out why iTunes won’t install. Is there any issue going on with Windows Installer I need to fix, and if so, how do I fix it?
I would prefer option 1) (although figuring out if there’s an issue with Windows Installer is important), but if I have to, I’ll deal with iTunes.
