ITunes forgets its iPod photo settings

I don't use iPhoto much and want to sync my iPod with selected items from my Pictures folder. So I select Pictures folder in the relevant tab of the iPod pane. However, next time I launch iTunes and connect the iPod, lo and behold it's reverted to iPhoto and immediately starts uploading the odds and ends I have in iPhoto instead of the library of photos I have selected. This is most un-Mac-like and annoying.

Solution: Archive and Install
Last night I posted a note describing the problems I encountered as a result of iTunes 7.0.2 essentially wiping out my iPods, then failing to restore them properly. I recovered the iPods using a second computer, but while the iMac could see them, it refused to move any of the protected AAC files onto the iPod.
The solution was that troubleshooting good for what ails you cure, Archive and Install with preserve users on.
First, I disconnected all the iPods.
Then I used the original install DVD to perform archive and install. I turned off a bunch of stuff I didn't need, focusing on the core OS files.
On reboot, I ran the 10.4.8 Combo update which I had downloaded earlier.
On the next reboot, Software Update installed Java, QuickTime, and X11 updates.
On the next reboot, I launched iTunes. Everything appeared to work normally. The authorizations were intact.
I installed the Shuffle, which was recognized at once. I used Erase and Sync to pair it with the iMac. I repeated the same process with the iPod Photo.
My guess about the original problem is that iTunes 7 exposed a longstanding problem which was caused when I used Migration Assistant to move the contents of my previous G5 iMac to Intel.
Alls well that ends well. I'm posting this note in the hope that it will help someone else in the same situation.
Bob

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u r so right on the fact why people like us end up wasting money on ipod PHOTO....i mean like, i bought the d**n thing just cuz it looks cool to have the album cover displayed while the songs played...n here i am having the exact same error -50 cr*p happening with the artwork updation....this is so royally pi**ing off....
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i'm so sorry i can't help u n have given u my own drivel instead but it feels good to share ur sorrow with people in similar soup ...dont get me wrong....sorry
please lemme know too if u get any help that works with this "unexpected error (-50)"
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