Installing itunes on d:\ instead of c:\?

I would like to install itunes on my D:\ drive. When I choose to install itunes, I never see an option to specify which drive to install it to.
Can you help?
ellykr

The iTunes program itself has to be installed in the Program Files folder on your C: drive. However with iTunes 7 you can have the iTunes folder which contains the library files and the iTunes Music folder on another drive.
Moving iTunes folder (instructions courtesy of Chris CA):
1 Quit iTunes.
2 Copy the entire iTunes folder including music to the other drive.
3 Restart iTunes holding (Shift-Windows, Option-Mac).
4 Select Choose library. Select the library in the folder you just moved.
5 Move the old iTunes folder to the trash but do not empty it.
6 Restart iTunes normally and verify the songs work. If they do, empty the trash.

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You may want to try rebuilding the iTunes library as an initial troubleshooting step. Take a look at the article below for more information.
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
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Is there a way to totally install iTunes to a different drive D: instead of on C:?

I have a new computer with a small drive C: (an SSD) that I am reserving for just the Windows 7. I have a much larger hard drive (D:) that I am putting data and other applications on. I want to make sure that when I install iTunes (and import my library from my old PC) that it goes totally on Drive D:.
Thanks for your help.

Hi,
I'm not sure if this will help but I recently moved to a new laptop with Windows 7 Pro 64-bit and moved my library from my old WinXP Home SP3 laptop. This new technology thing comes with a lot of headaches, compatibility issues and all (this is another story); but after trying to resolve issues I've come to understand a bit how the iTunes app works (without reading the multitudes of manuals that only serve to confuse us more).
iTunes keeps its files in a folder named, aptly, iTunes. In Windows 7 it is usually under a My Music folder and the structure looks something like this:
C:\Users\YourHomeFolder\My Music\iTunes - and may contain the folders - Album Artwork, iTunes Media, etc. - and a file iTunes Library.itl -- now this it the iTunes Library file.
In my setup, I have the iTunes Media folder in a different location (initially it was on a USB attached external drive, then later I moved it to a network attached drive). This iTunes Media folder is where all your iTunes media files are located. I have the ff folders in mine: Audiobooks, Automatically Added to iTunes, Mobile Applications, Music.
So after moving the 'gigantic' iTunes Media to a new location (away and separate from the My Music\iTunes folder), how do I access this? If you just have a single iTunes Library, run iTunes, press Ctrl+, (or click Edit|Preferences) and go the the Advanced tab and in the iTunes Media folder location click Change and browse to the new location of your iTunes Media folder (literally). Select OK. Wait for iTunes to update everything (well not everything because this is where I'm still having issues with since I moved to a network attached storage). You may need to restart iTunes just to have all the files in your library updated.
Now you need to know one more piece of information since you might "desire" to have more than one iTunes Library. I did try this by having 2. Both were not located in the standard My Music\iTunes folders. I actually had one named D:\iTunes01 and the other R:\iTunes02. Then I copied the "iTunes Library.itl" file in each of these folders. The reason I did this? I wanted both libraries to use the same iTunes Media folder which contains all my music, videos, etc. but I want one of my iTunes Library (D:\iTunes01) configured for a specific device that I sync with it and the other folder (R:\iTunes02) configured for another device. Why you might ask? Another compatibility issue (which is another story).
So, how to switch between libraries?
Run iTunes by pressing the Shift Key and left clicking the iTunes application icon. Don't let go of the Shift Key until the Choose an iTunes Library dialog/windows pops up which gives you the option to Choose a Library or Create a New Library. Since I have an existing library I opted for the Choose a Library. Browse to your library folder (in my case either D:\iTunes01 or R:\iTunes02) and select (important) their respective iTunes Library.itl file. Click OK and your done. Next time you click on the iTunes icon it will open using the last used library. Repeat the Shift Key... process if you want to change libraries.
Hope this helps. Sorry for the lengthy explanation. Good luck.
CMaker3 <-- this should be a 5 -- number stands for the coffeecups I make a day ;-) Cheers!

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"This iTunes blah blah blah is intended for the 32-bit blah blah. Please download and install the 64-bit one instead."
When I run the iTunes64setup.exe it says:
"The thingy is not a valid win32 application."
I'm confused O_O Thank you for your help c:

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Download and save a copy of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe) installer file to your hard drive:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install the free trial version of WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/
Right-click the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64Setup.exe), and select "Extract to iTunesSetup" (or "Extract to iTunes64Setup"). WinRAR will expand the contents of the file into a folder called "iTunesSetup" (or "iTunes64Setup").
Go into the folder and doubleclick the AppleApplicationSupport.msi to do a standalone AAS install.
Does it install properly for you?
If instead you get an error message during the install, let us know what it says. (Precise text, please.)

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Download and save a copy of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe) installer file to your hard drive:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install the free trial version of WinRAR suitable for your PC (there's a 32-bit Windows version and a 64-bit Windows version):
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
Right-click the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64Setup.exe), and select "Extract to iTunesSetup" (or "Extract to iTunes64Setup"). WinRAR will expand the contents of the file into a folder called "iTunesSetup" (or "iTunes64Setup").
Go into the folder and doubleclick the AppleApplicationSupport.msi to do a standalone AAS install.
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If instead you get an error message during the install, let us know what it says. (Precise text, please.)

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Okay, the bookkeeper's office has firefox, so husband downloaded it using his computer. But once I tried to install on my home computer, I got the same 32-bit message. Something you mentioned did catch my attention: iTunes64setup.exe
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File Version: 9.1.1.12
Original File Name: iTunessetup.exe
Is this where the problem is? Should it say iTunes64setup.exe?
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