Itunes question.

2007-04-27 20:41:15

#1

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|7040|Portland, OR, USA

So, I have two computers.

One has a whole bunch of music I downloaded from itunes.

The other doesn't have itunes and I would prefer to keep it that way if at all possible.

Is there anyway I can convert the files from MP4 or M4A or whatever it is that apple/itunes uses to just a generic mp3 so that I can play it on windows media player.

Or... if that can't be done, can I load itunes (on vista) and then just transfer the files or will it not let me do that?

2007-04-27 20:42:32

#2

AWSMFOX: Banned; +405|6933|A W S M F O X

You should be able to get a Itunes version for vista easily, and the MP4 transfer fine to windows machines.

2007-04-27 20:44:26

#3

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7038|Mountains of NC

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yes you can theres a program that does that - and with the recent download of itunes for converstion of vista it will do it

*digs around for the name of the program*

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2007-04-27 20:45:42

#4

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|7040|Portland, OR, USA

wait so even if the music has one of those cool little locks at the top that indicates that it has been purchased (or whatever they signify) I can move it to a different computer?

2007-04-27 20:46:13

#5

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7093|Camp XRay

hold up, are the computers on the same network?

if so just enable sharing on itunes, password it, the install itunes on the other machine and when you open it up it will show your playlist from the other machine, click on it, it will ask for the password and then you will be able to access all the music from the other machine with out putting it all on there.

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2007-04-27 20:47:10

#6

Canin: Conservative Roman Catholic; +280|6945|Foothills of S. Carolina

There are plenty of AAC to mp3 converters out there, many of them free. Use that to convert the files into something windows media will play. Or do it the old fashioned way, burn them to a CD in the audio format, then rip back into mp3's.

2007-04-27 20:50:08

#7

Kneegra: Don't rock no blings but my baseball cap; +21|6898|IN

there is an article on how to decrypt Itunes file in this months issue of Maximum PC. I think the program Seremaker is thinking of is called QTFairUse.

2007-04-27 20:51:53

#8

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|7040|Portland, OR, USA

Marlboroman82 wrote:
hold up, are the computers on the same network?

if so just enable sharing on itunes, password it, the install itunes on the other machine and when you open it up it will show your playlist from the other machine, click on it, it will ask for the password and then you will be able to access all the music from the other machine with out putting it all on there.

yeah.. kind of, ever since my hard drive crashed a while back and I installed vista, networks have been a little shifty. It doesn't want to set up and I can't figure out why.. but I'll give that a shot.

2007-04-27 20:52:55

#9

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7038|Mountains of NC

Kneegra wrote:
there is an article on how to decrypt Itunes file in this months issue of Maximum PC. I think the program Seremaker is thinking of is called QTFairUse.

I read about that also but I got some program I purchased at bestbuy for my laptop that has both my IPOD and my wives on there, that I also share my IPOD on my desktop

2007-04-27 20:57:02

#10

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7093|Camp XRay

CommieChipmunk wrote:
Marlboroman82 wrote:
hold up, are the computers on the same network?

if so just enable sharing on itunes, password it, the install itunes on the other machine and when you open it up it will show your playlist from the other machine, click on it, it will ask for the password and then you will be able to access all the music from the other machine with out putting it all on there.
yeah.. kind of, ever since my hard drive crashed a while back and I installed vista, networks have been a little shifty. It doesn't want to set up and I can't figure out why.. but I'll give that a shot.

ok that is the easiest solution. make sure to run itunes as an adminstrator. also if you wann transfer files that you bought just make sure that you authorize the computer in itunes and your good to go.

2007-04-27 20:57:12

#11

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7038|Mountains of NC

I did a quick search, heres a program that might help

*still looking for that damn program*

2007-04-27 21:06:06

#12

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7093|Camp XRay

open itunes - duh

I am on a mac so it's a little different here - find preferences

click the sharing tab

share entire library

create a password

and your done

make sure the the new machine has "look for shared libraries enable"

2007-04-27 21:09:00

#13

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|7040|Portland, OR, USA

Marlboroman82 wrote:
open itunes - duh

I am on a mac so it's a little different here - find preferences

click the sharing tab

share entire library

create a password

and your done

make sure the the new machine has "look for shared libraries enable"

kk got it. thnx

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