How can I get iTunes to not launch

how to get itunes to not to automatically start
Whenever I'm watching a video DVD, online TV/movie, and I change the volume with the control on the headset or Apple Remote then iTunes will launch.
How can I get iTunes to not launch when I change volume?

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iTunes just launches by itself when I use the Apple Remote or volume buttons on headset/earbuds.
Will have HOST transfer your post to the iTunes forum.

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Thanks for the support. I am utterly amazed that after all the hype about how good iTunes is that it cannot play a downloaded CD in the correct order, and that what that order should be is not available directly from within one's own iTunes installation. (I know that one can go back to the iTunes Store to check what the order should be, but having downloaded the tracks surely iTunes is clever enough to retrieve this important information.
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