How do I restore iTunes to 10.4.11?
My brother in law has 10.4.11. At some point, he was informed that there was a newer version of iTunes. He upgraded. Now it doesn't work. How does he go back to a version that works with Tiger?
Jim:
Thanks. I'll have him do that. For extra measure, I will probably suggest he trash the iTunes .plist files and run disk utility before installing for good measure.
I'll report back when I find out how it goes.
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