Itunes 11 multiple windows

So far iTunes 11 seems decent, looks nice. However, previously I kept multiple windows open. For example one on the store to do searches, view categories, check for app updates, etc and one on my main library for playing music.
To create a new window you used to double-click on the category in the left side navigation window. I.e. double click on store to get a store window.
That doesn't work with iTunes 11. Nothing else seems to either (i,e. dragging the category from itunes 11, right clicking on it, etc. Nothing in the menus shows "new window" either.
Any ideas? Thanks.

I just "upgraded" to iTunes 11 and the first thing I tried to do was to get multiple windows. I used them to get items copied from one playlist to another and it was very useful to see playlists side by side so they could be compared, e.g., comparing a "manual"-managed iPod playlist with what is on a laptop or desktop. Not having this is VERY FRUSTRATING! ! ! ! ! This does not make sense to me either. Definitely a step backwards!!! If this functionality is not restored, then I will revert to iTunes 10.
I also liked having the multiple speakers appear in a separate window. Now, it is only available as a pop-up. I really liked having that control in a separate window. I could easily control the sounds in the house. Now, it is a multi-step process, and I cannot readily see the settings---I now have to move my mouse, click on iTunes, and then click on the tiny icon for managing speakers. Apple, please restore that functionality, too!

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Hi Diesel,
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I have searched this topic online extensively and have not been able to find a case similar to mine explained. So I am hoping that I can get some assistance here.
I have a Windows XP PC with 2 user accounts - one for me and one for my wife. I have 4 devices that sync to the 2 accounts today as follows:
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- Wife's iTunes account/library
2. My iPod - synching music
3. Wifes' iPod - synching music
4. Baby's iPod - synching music
There is no music in my iTunes library as all our music is on her library. What I want to do is sync some songs to my iPhone by connecting it to her iTunes library. I want to continue to sync my other data on my iTunes account. Is there any way that I can do this without iTunes prompting to delete all data off my iPhone when I attempt to sync music from her iTunes library to my iPhone?
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No. Use a flash drive to copy what you want from your wife's library and add it to your own library, and then sync your iPhone as normal.

Using iTunes with multiple Windows accounts

A friend of mine has 2 Windows accounts on his Win XP machine. He uses iTunes on each account, but has his music in a shared location. If he has music playing in iTunes on one account and then uses Fast User Switching to log into the second account, the current song continues to play but the next song and every song thereafter will be very jerky. Like trying to stream music with a slow internet connection.
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hiya!
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iTunes for Windows: about Fast User Switching with Windows XP
love, b

ITunes 11 - multiple open windows not possible?

I usually run iTunes with multiple windows open (double click the playlists and they open as new windows). At any given time I have 3 or 4 playlists open.
... doesn't seem to work any longer, am I overlooking something?

It took me a while, but I finally came up with a solution for this! It's not a perfect one for everybody (since you have to make hotkeys) but it works great if you use something like Alfred or Quicksilver to control iTunes already.
Basically, I wrote an AppleScript that detects if Repeat One is on. If it is, then the script very quickly disables it, skips to the next track, and turns it back on. Skipping then works just like it did with iTunes 10 and iDevices.
I put the scripts up for download here: iTunes 11: Restore track skipping with Repeat One turned on (OSX)
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iTunes setup on a NAS with multiple windows users?
I am very confused on what is the best way to handle this setup for my friends family. Any help would be appreciated. Sorry in advance as I know this is a long winded post - I have a feeling this will help others faced with the same issues or questions.
CURRENT SETUP
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This “shift” button trick seesm to also point the default directory there without point to it in the advanced setup tab of iTunes.
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3 new Windwos 7 networked machines
4 identical users on each machine
1 TB Buffalo linkstation
iTunes setup with the folder on a SHARE
all user’s itunes connected to the iTunes folder on the NAS
all computers authorized with home sharing turned on.
one iTunes user account signed in on each machine
multiple iPods and one iPad in the system
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Is there a better way to do this on a NAS?
Would home sharing be better in some way?
I understand the NAS should show up under the shared section in iTunes - I assume that would mean that would mean each user has an iTunes library on their documents?
I have read that there may be corruption issues if users on the different machines try to access iTunes at the same time.
Will there be any issues syncing that various iPods with?
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This is a user to user support forum. Your fellow users can offer solutions or workarounds based on their experience with the application. If you think it should work differently drop a line to iTunes Feedback.
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HT1349 I have installed and uninstalled iTunes on multiple occasions, but keep getting the error message that "Apple Application Support is required to run iTunes ..... Error 2 (Windows Error 2)". Can't find any useful solution. Can anyone help? Pleeee

I have instlled and uninstalled iTunes on multiple occasions but iTunes fails to start with message "Apple Application support is required to run iTunes .......... Error 2 (Windows error 2)". Most most frustrating. Can anyone help, pleeeeeeease!!

iTunes "Apple Application Support is required... Error 2" and possible fix.
Hi Redgilly (and others).
I just resolved this on Win Vista (should apply equally for Win7 too). Please uninstall iTunes before proceeding though. I'll walk you through the process I followed, if you like you can jump straight to the Solution section.
Problems:
The initial error during the installation of iTunes was:
An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.CRT,version="8.0.50727.4053",type="win32",publicKeyToken='1fc8b 3b9a1e18e3b",processorarchitecture="x86". Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT:0x8007054F
The error (after installing iTunes) when trying to run iTunes was:
Apple Application Support is required to run iTunes. Please uninstall iTunes, then install iTunes again. Error 2 (Windows error 2).
After trying various fixes around the forums I came across this MSKB article, which relates to the first installation error:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688946
This lead me to trying to install MS Visual C++ but I received the following error trying to install that:
Error 1935.An error occurred during the installation of assembly ‘Microsoft.VC80.ATL,type=”win32”,version=”8.0.50727.762”,publicKeyToken=”1fc8b3 b9a1e18e3b”,processorArchitecture=”amd64”’. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x80070BC9. Assembly interface: IassemblyCacheItem, function: Commit, component: {837BF1EB-D770-94EB-A01F-C8B3B9A1E18E}
Note: The installation of VC++ rolls back when it fails.
Solution:
Through this error I found this MSKB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946414
The Automated MS "Fix It" msi package didn’t work.
Note: Please backup your registry first (see the above MSKB article for instructions).
I opened the registry and (as instructed in the MSKB article) deleted the following keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\
PendingXmlIdentifier
NextQueueEntryIndex
AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving
Reboot and reinstall iTunes.
I hope this helps.

When I went to bed I had 3,000 song and multiple playlists. This morning I have ~30 songs and no playlists. What could have happened to my songs playlists? I run iTunes on a Windows 7 64-bit machine. HELP! (oh, and the Songs are not in recycle bin)

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My wife's ipod nano was plugged into the machine overnight.
When she went running with it, there were no songs on it. She checked the computer and was horrified to see that the playlists had disappeared and most of the songs had disappeared.
QUESTIONS:
1. What could it be?
2. How can I fix it?

Hi, there alot of us suffering from this phernomonon but there is a forum topic about is already.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16767377#16767377
Come check it out.
Hope this works out for all of us.

Multiple windows open in itunes 11

I modify playlists frequently, these playlists are used later, I do not make them up 'un the fly' as it were.
My preferred method of doing this was to open a window containing the playlist I was editing as it showed information I needed like year of origin, beats per minute, composer and rating. I would then drag items from my music window into a specific place in the new playlist which I might go back to and move around a bit. It was a very easy and straightforward process.
Trying to edit playlists the way we have been given in itunes 11 is OK if you don't differentiate between different versions of songs with the same title... it is great for numpties... sorry if I've offended anyone here...
Do I have to go back to 10.7 for the forseeable future, or am I missing something?

uneek,
Glad you sent feedback that's the prime way to get your voice heard by the developers, if more people complained about this issue you'd see it return. I'm VERY concerned that not enough folks care about this one.
I've even read articles even by techies, who can't really understand the importance of multiple windows. We all use iTunes differently. Personally, I don't care at all about Cover Flow -- but that seems to be the biggest gripe.
Unfortunately,it seems to many these days don't really use this (or any) software to its max. thus some of the best but lesser used features go by the wayside (Video playlists and lyrics display in iDevices etc). My greatest fear is that Smart Playlists might dissappear.
My only hope for iTunes is that v11 began as a major rewrite, and like other Apple software, the most desired features will be added back over time (Final Cut for example). As for now, (even in it's current awful state), iTunes is still better than anything I can find on either platform (Mac or PC).
PS: The support people are NOT go betweens to the people that count (the Devs and management), they don't read these forums and can only confirm known bugs. They really just walk folks through how to do things, fix problems: when software doesn't work as intended. For the most part I've found them excellent

How do i open multiple windows in itunes 11?

how do i open multiple windows in itunes 11?

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Opening Multiple Windows in Itunes

Sad but true, I actually HAD to pull out my ancient MacBook (which conveniently has ITunes 9 installed) because my shiny new MacBook and it's "Simplified New ITunes 11" is virtually a time waster with the absense of multiple windows!
Looking at the old interface and the AWESOME functionality which truly considered the user, really made me think about loss of Steve Jobs at the helm of Apple.
I'm not sure how this "New Apple" can consider less functionality and more razzle dazzle to be progressive. And trust me... desperately dusting off my old MAC to use features from ITunes 9 feels anything but fresh or progressive. It only feels sad.
RIP
Steve Jobs.... What a beautiful mind....

Please. Everyone take a minute to provide Apple feedback on this at the link below. Apple doesn't monitor these discussions, so be nice and explain how important it is to restore this feature.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

Open multiple windows in itunes 11????

i know that this question has been asked many times already. i just wanted to buy something in the itunes store, but i want to see in a separate window what i already have in my music library to prevent me from buying songs twice. this is no longer possible in v11. what can i do to see what i have bought already in a separate window? do i have to export my library to a text file to see the list right next to the store?
workarounds anyone?
thx
i've been an apple user since 1989, but i have never experienced a more useless piece of software like itunes 11!!!!

uneek,
Glad you sent feedback that's the prime way to get your voice heard by the developers, if more people complained about this issue you'd see it return. I'm VERY concerned that not enough folks care about this one.
I've even read articles even by techies, who can't really understand the importance of multiple windows. We all use iTunes differently. Personally, I don't care at all about Cover Flow -- but that seems to be the biggest gripe.
Unfortunately,it seems to many these days don't really use this (or any) software to its max. thus some of the best but lesser used features go by the wayside (Video playlists and lyrics display in iDevices etc). My greatest fear is that Smart Playlists might dissappear.
My only hope for iTunes is that v11 began as a major rewrite, and like other Apple software, the most desired features will be added back over time (Final Cut for example). As for now, (even in it's current awful state), iTunes is still better than anything I can find on either platform (Mac or PC).
PS: The support people are NOT go betweens to the people that count (the Devs and management), they don't read these forums and can only confirm known bugs. They really just walk folks through how to do things, fix problems: when software doesn't work as intended. For the most part I've found them excellent

Open multiple windows in itunes

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a upgrade my iTunes and now I can´t have multiple windows

i really miss this feature. especially when i want to browse in the itunes store, i want to have a separate window with my already purchased songs. it doesn't show anymore in the store what i have bought already. also a new feature that prevents me from buying anything in there. will buy in other stores now! apple will lose many customers with this crappy itunes version!!

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