Disable iTunes automatic updates

  hi guys
  i updated my iTunes 10.7 to 11, used it for a few hours trying out all the ''new functions'' , again i hated the white background ( already hated it when it was first introduced a couple of years ago... it just cooks my eyes after a while..) disliked the fact a few features i used regularly were removed + quite a few new ones that are irrelevant to the way i use iTunes/my music were introduced so i went back to 10.7 & it's all working good
  my problem now is that although i have deselected the ''Check for new software updates automatically'' case in iTunes preferences, i keep getting notified by the App Store i have updates available & among them are iTunes 11 which i couldn't care less for...
  my question is this : how can i ''tell'' the AppStore NOT to bother me with iTunes11 ? i REALLY don't want to accidentally click on ''install'' or ''update'' only to find out i have to go through the whole rigmarole of ''downdating'' back to 10.7 AGAIN or worse - get something in my library modified beyond recovery & WITHOUT my consent
  since the AppStore doesn't seem to have a preference pane, any suggestions to achieve this would be VERY WELCOME
  cheers

OK i found it :
open AppStore, click on ''Updates'' over your mouse over iTunes, right click & select ''Hide Update''
thanks to Trane Francks who posted this solution elsewhere : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4554140?start=525&tstart=0
cheers

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