ITunes keeps starting at random

Since I have updated to 10.5 iTunes will start back up after being closed for 5-10 minutes. It's pretty annoying. I've already rebooted after the update and the problem is still existent.

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ITunes keeps starting up

hello
Since updating my iPad to iOS5 itunes keeps starting up and I close it and just randomly starts up again after a few minuets or so, how do I stop it.
I know the iPad sync's wirelessly with iTunes but when I close it I expect it to stay closed, I actually feel like unistalling iTunes as its so irratating.

I think it may be because your ipad/iphone is turned on, as now it sync's wirelessly. So if it's (ipad/iphone) turned on it assumes you want to work with it.

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iTunes keeps starting automatically on my Macbook Air. When I quit iTunes it just restarts again within about 2 minutes. I have checked my Dashboard widgets and there is nothing there related to iTunes. It's unclear what has triggered this and it's VERY annoying.
How can I stop it doing this?

Was having the same problem but seemed to have solved it. Did the following:
1. Went into CDs and DVDs prefs and set when you insert a music CD and picture CD to ignore
2. Went into iTunes -> prefs -> Devices and unchecked "Look for remote speakers connected with Airtunes" and "Look for iPhone and iPod touch Remotes"
3. Installed Lingon (http://lingon.sourceforge.net/) and checked all my startup processes and Daemons. Found some old things like MySQL trying to launch (even though web sharing is off) and an old Maxtor one touch driver and disabled the processes or removed them.
4. Checked the console log to be sure nothing else was running or creating an error that I didn't need anymore.
I apologize that I can't say what solved it, but aside from the prefs in the apps, it may have been an old piece of software (like my old Maxtor drive) that was still trying to run that may have been triggering itunes.
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iTunes keeps starting by it's self

What is connected to the Mini?
Try disconnecting everthng but the video out, keyboard and poiting device.
What is running when this occurs?

ITunes just starts playing randomly.

Hi, first time this happened. Recently iTunes just starts playing by itself randomly even hours after I stop playing it. Sometimes I am doing something else and sometimes the computer is just sitting there idle and it starts playing. iTunes is always already open in the background. This anomaly coincides with another glitch that I have been having lately, where I have a lot of trouble connecting blue tooth for my bose mini sound link II. It eventually always does connect but sometime I have to connect and reconnect again and again sometimes for five or more minutes.
Any thoughts?

I think I may have fixed the problem. After trying loads of other ideas (new user account, trashing plists, etc., none of which had any effect) I disconnected all of my USB cables and hubs and reconnected just the essentials. I also unplugged and re-plugged the audio-out cable to my amp/speakers. After this I relaunched iTunes and haven't had a recurrence yet (going on 6 hours.) My fingers are figuratively crossed.

ITunes Keeps Starting Up Attention Cappy

Hello All
This is the third post I've made about a few issues I'm having with ML and they have gone unoticed. Can someone please
give me some help. Cappy if you pick up on this can you please help me?
1. iTunes for some reason keeps opening up on it's own. It just launches itself. Very annoying. I'm thinking of uninstalling it.
Can someone tell me how to completely uninstall iTunes, or is it a bug?
2. In my downloads folder for some reason it always wants to show folder and application info e.g 24MB ....ect. It seems
no matter what I try it always come back and show info.
I posted these questions almost a week ago, except the iTunes bug. I also posted about VLC 2.03 where it turned my display
that is the menubar and dektop. That seems to have cleared up. But was wondering why it would do that. Does it mean there
is something going own with my display. I have a mid 2011 MacBook Pro 8GB of RAM.
iTunes has just started up on it's own while I was writing this.
Thanks!
Regards,
MacJoseph

Do you use an iTunes widget? I used to use one and for no reason, iTunes would start up. I got rid of the widget and all was well afterwards. Not sure why that happened. Give that a try if you use an iTunes widget.

ITunes keeps starting and starting and starting like the undead

iTunes (64-bit version) keeps trying to start on a pc (Vista 64bit) where multiple users are logged in. Whenever one of them opens iTunes, the other account tries to open iTunes and repeatedly tries to start and gets the "another user already logged in" error. When I try to close out the open iTunes, it closes, but then restarts itself. When I try to close the reopened iTunes, it stalls, then says that one or more applications is using the scripting interface but I can't figure out what.
I've used msconfig to disable all the non-essentials on start up but it's still happening right after logging in. This is without any ipod or other devices connected, home sharing is off, I've unchecked all the "look for" and shared library boxes. I appreciate any ideas on how to solve this or at least on how to identify what's trying to use the scripting interface (and yes, I realize this wouldn't happen on a mac:)

I have 2 ideas.
1) Go into each windows user account, start itunes, and do the
itunes menu > help > Run diagnostics > network connectivity tests.
The results will show if there are any 3rd-party itunes plug-ins that could be causing itunes to launch.
(edit: plug-ins use the iTunes scripting interface)
2) Get SysInternals process monitor and see what is accessing itunes.exe. You have to be fairly PC-savvy to download, install, configure and run this advanced troubleshooting tool.
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ITunes keeps starting the song over again

I just got the new version of iTunes (7.0.1) and the songs work fine until I try and add the album art. As soon as I add the album art the song will play for the first 3-5 seconds and then start again about 1-5 times before it continues to play the song. This is really starting to get annoying, can anyone help?
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My problem is that ITunes plays my songs but keeps on "pausing" "skipping" on tracks for a couple of secondsa then continues. I thought it was my PC but all the songs work on Windows media player. Any suggestions Ver 7.0.2.16?

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Just today I am having to deal with not being able to shut itunes down. It shuts down but a couple of minutes later it just starts itself back up.

Check Dashboard to see if you have any iTunes-related widgets running. If so, close them and see if that makes a difference.

ITunes opens, starts playing music

Okay, running OSX 10.7.1 with iTunes 10.4.1. I'll be watching televlsion and notice music playing and it's iTunes which has gone from not being opened to opening and playing whatever playlist was last played. The one plug-in that I have is SRS iWow but have that for quite a long time and never had any issues until fairly recently. It stopped for a couple of days but the gremlins are at work again and I came home once again to find music playing. Love Apple but this is not good so any suggestions as to what to do and what would cause this?

I had the same situation, I realized it only happened when I had my earphones plugged in.
The following post seemed most relevant in my case, and I felt it may be of some help here:
Post by Morgulator @ Direct Link to Post (MacRumors Forums)
Speaker Jack
This problem is related to the microswitch located at the very bottom inside the speaker jack. Whenever you get this problem, make sure your speaker cable is fully inserted into the speaker jack. Even the slightest depress on the microswitch can create interference, causing itunes to start and random songs to start playing. I also recommend bringing your computer to an apple store and getting the speaker jack cleaned, since dust or other contaminants can cause this issue. They can also make sure that nothing is wrong with your microswitch. A friend of mine had to have his motherboard replaced due to a faulty microswitch. This is covered by warrantee as long as your mac isn't too old to be covered.
Microswitch is the Key Word here.
I think plugging in an Apple earpiece jack may be the answer, for those who're encountering the issue whilst using earphones or speakers.

How can I keep iTunes (10.5) from randomly starting up?

How can I keep iTunes (10.5) from randomly starting up, just out of the blue? I have disabled wifi sync to my iPad
Has anyone figured out how to stop this annoying behaviour?

I am sorry, but the Windows OS is totally unfamiliar to me. I'm a Mac.
I did Goggle the issue and there are a number of support articles about this error message on the Internet. It seems to be a problem in your OS but like I said, I am not Windows knowledgeable at all.
You either have to reregister the Windows installer or reinstall it - if I am reading any of this correctly.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=safe+mode+or+windows+install er+vista&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

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My MacBook Pro 10.6.8 prompted me of a new itunes update this morning, so i downloaded it. Since then itunes has been starting up randomly on its own, and starts playing the first song on the list. I pause the song, and it resumes it on its own again. I'm not joking. So, I end up quiting out of itunes; but, it starts right back up again on its own. After quiting out of the app a few times, it eventually stops reopening; however, about an hour later (or less) it opens again. HOW DO I MAKE IT STOP? I'm just about to delete itunes, because I've had enough of this crap. I hope someone can help. I've restarted the laptop, and it seemed like that fixed it, then itunes started up doing the same thing again an hour later. ituneshelper is unchecked; bluetooth is off; i only have speakers and a mouse plugged in (also charger).

Read this Apple Discussion Thread and possible solutions. The audio jack has been the main culprit, also certain sync and automation settings including connected remotes.

ITunes 11: playback keeps pausing in random spots.

My songs keep stopping in random places, and then playback will continue. The same thing has started happening when I try and watch movies through iTunes as well.
It is as if the songs have trouble streaming through iTunes (if that is even possible), but its like watching a youtube video with poor internet connection.
Is there any way to fix this, or should I take it in to the apple store to get it checked out?
I am currently using the latest version of iTunes and did not have the problem before I updated to iTunes 11.

I'm seeing similar behavior, although it doesn't usually pause in the middle of a song, it will pause between songs and syncing with the iPhone now also causes it to pause, with the spinning beach ball and the Dock icon's context menu showing "Application Not Responding".
My details:
Model Identifier: MacBook1,1
Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
Memory: 2 GB
System Version: Mac OS X 10.4.11 (8S2167)
Hard drive (WD):
Capacity: 232.57 GB
Available: 18.58 GB
File System: Journaled HFS+
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HT1349 My iTunes keeps crashing every single time I open a Windows PC or Laptop and the "Matching with the itunes store" starts. It's driving me nuts because I can't sync to my iphones or my ipad.

My iTunes keeps crashing every single time I open the software on any of my PCs and laptops. Once the Itunes match features starts it's ony a matter of a minute or two before the software crashes. I have tons of new songs that I want to sync to my ipod, ipad and iphones but can't get it accomplished. Any suggestions??

Hello annmu,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717
Best of luck,
Mario

Windows vista not recognizing my iphone4s when i open itunes, keep getting trust / dont trust message on phone and always press trust. Not sure why it's started doing it. Can not synch iphone at all or add new music....aaahhh

windows vista not recognizing my iphone4s when i open itunes, keep getting trust / dont trust message on phone and always press trust. Not sure why it's started doing it. Can not synch iphone at all or add new music....as itunes does not pick up the phone I have connected anymore. My ipod synchs fine still and thats over 6 years old!

Hi rubicon7,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
If the issue is not resolved, you may need to uninstall iTunes and all of it's components, and reinstall the latest version as explained in this article:
Issues installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
I hope this information helps ....
Have a great day!
- Judy

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