Mini Player Issues

I've been using iTunes 9.2.0.61 and no matter how many times I try to drag the mini player to the lower right corner of my screen; anytime I maximize iTunes and re-minimize it to the mini player, the player re-centers itself in the middle of my screen. Any ideas as to why this would happen.

Shipitbysea wrote:
... anyone have same issues ? can anyone help ?
Why don't you describe the issues so we know what you are talking about.
BTW: You posted in the iTunes for Mac forum.

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HT1768 Updated to itunes 10.6.40 and notice stability issues in the mini player

Updated to itunes 10.6.40 and notice stability issues in the mini player, anyone have same issues ? can anyone help ?

Shipitbysea wrote:
... anyone have same issues ? can anyone help ?
Why don't you describe the issues so we know what you are talking about.
BTW: You posted in the iTunes for Mac forum.

When I click on itunes to open it up, all I get is the mini player......

when I click on the box to expand mini-player, it says there is an error and disappears. If I hit the play button, it starts at the top of my list, but I have no access to the library or the playlists.
I originally downloaded itunes, and everything worked fine for a week or so. than this problem showed up. I un-installed itunes, quicktime...everything that came with the download, and re-downloaded the software, all to no avail. Still the same problem.
I presume this is an issue with my computer, and not the software. I called apple support, and they were NO help at all.
does anyone have any ideas as to what might be wrong?

I also had issues with my 4S. I just got the 5S and can't get it to read my phone. It did it once and I was able to download my music, but can't get my ringtones and i have 25 ringtones that I can no longer get to after paying for them!!! Please HELP. It no longer sees my phone. I have uninstalled and reinstalled I Tunes mltiple times.
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How do I turn off controls in the mini player?

Hello, I have a question about the mini player. When I first installed iTunes, the mini player would only display the control icons when I moved the cusor over the player, with only the artwork displayed while the player was in use. Now, however, every time I use the mini player it always has the contorls on display. Is there a way to toggle the controls on and off so that they are only visible when I want them to be? For reference, the mini player always looks as it does below. When I first began using it only the artwork would be on display. I've tried reinstalling iTunes, but the player still looks the same (I did not do a full uninstall/reinstall however). Thanks for any help or suggestions.

Hello moeszyslak,
I would recommend testing to see if the issue is system wide, or user specific as the troubleshooting for each is different. Use this article:
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1717.
Create a New User Account
When troubleshooting a variety of issues, it can be useful to determine if the issue affects a specific Windows user account or all accounts. Follow the steps below to create a new user account in Windows Vista or Windows 7:
From the Start menu, choose Control Panel.
Open Add or remove user accounts (If using the Classic View in Windows Vista, open User Accounts. Then open Manage another account).
Select Create a new account and follow the instructions to complete the account setup process.
Once the new account is created, choose Log Off from the Start menu.
Log into the newly created user account.
Open iTunes and determine whether the issue you were experiencing persists in this new user.
If you see the same issue in the newly created user account, proceed to the System-wide troubleshootingsection below. If you do not experience the same issue, consult the User-specific troubleshooting section below.
User-specific troubleshooting
System-wide troubleshooting
All the very best,
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I notice in the mini player view, the meta data does not update for radio streams. This is a big deal for me because I listen to radio stations all the time, and I don't want to have to switch between the mini player and full player to see the song information. This wasn't an issue in iTunes 10 (and previous versions as I recall), where I could just click to toggle between the name of the station and the meta information.

I understand your concerns, but regarding the headphone jack, this is standard procedure. While you may have checked these things, and know more about the player, a lot of people will not check the basic things before contacting support. The Advisors have to check these things with you first to make sure they've been checked.
As far as transferring data goes, it is true that unfortunately we cannot transfer data over for you or make a back-up. Doing this for all the returns for different players would require a lot of resources, time and money, making the RMA process a lot longer for everyone. In some cases, it's even necessary to replace the harddri've or the whole player.
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I like having my main iTunes window on another screen while I'm browsing so that it doesn't distract me when I'm working. But I like the new mini-player & I ilke the fact that it notifies which song is playing each time it skips to the next one. So what I'd like is to keep the mini-player anchored to one screen (on Mountan Lion) while keeping the main iTunes window or the album artwork window in another one where I only need to go when I want to interact with iTunes in more detail.
This way I can keep the mini-player tucked away in one corner while I browse & I have quick access to the controls & the song info if I need it without having the full screen there. I know that I don't need to have the main iTunes window open all the time & I can simply Option-Command-M to toggle between the 2. But I'd like to have (if possible) the main window open as well on another screen. I have dragged only the mini-player to another screen but iTunes is anchored to the other one (via the dock options) so when I restart iTunes, both players (main & mini) open in the 2nd (non-browser) screen by default.

Thanks for the replies. The only problem with this solution is that any time I restart iTunes, it'll revert back to normal settings and both will pop up on the same desktop. As opposed to when you anchor it to a particluar desktop so that it open there not matter where you are when you launch the software.
I realise as I nitpick over this that may not be a very important issue at all But I just hoped there might be a solution to it. Thanks anyway.

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When I used iTunes on a Mac, I could move the Mini Player to another part of the screen, and iTunes would remember. With iTunes for Windows, the Mini Player always opens in the center of my screen.
Jim

When I tell my Doc, "It hurts to go like this," he says, "Then don't go like this." So my cure for the Mini Player Blues is not to use it. No one seems willing or able to assist me, so I will solve the issue.

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there's is an issue concerning the mini player:
When you start iTunes and (before) checked "Mini player always on top" it isn't on top. If you enter options it is checked, though.
So, uncheck -> ok -> check (using Ctrl+, to enter options) makes it always on top. But as soon as a track is edited (using Ctrl-i), mini player isn't on top any more. So again unckeck -> ok -> check and it's always on top again.
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Kakairo,
This is very odd. Can you try this:
1. Remove iTunes in Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
2. Choose Run... from the Start Menu.
3. Type cmd and click OK.
A cmd.exe window will appear
4. Drag the iTunesSetup.exe from the Desktop into the cmd.exe window
5. Then type one trailing space
Copy and paste this text into the cmd window:
/l*v C:\log.txt
6. Press Enter on the keyboard.
This will start the iTunes installer with full logging enabled. After the installation is complete, a file named log.txt will be created on your C: drive. Please email me that file. Please include a link to this Discussions thread in your email, so I can keep everything straight.

Full iTunes window pops open when in mini-player mode?

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I've noticed with the most recent version of iTunes in mini-player mode on my iMac, when I hover my mouse pointer downwards towards the dock, the full window springs open.
I'm not hovering near the iTunes icon, and the pointer doesn't hit the mini-player, so not sure why this is happening? No big issue, but it is pretty annoying! It's bit random, but seems to happen mainly with that downward motion of the mouse pointer.
Anyone else noticed this?? I'm on iTunes 11.0.4, OSX 10.6.8 on an iMac.
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Judy, I searched around and found the post I pasted below; you can use your Spotlight searcher and see if you have the Quartz Composer Visualizer plugin in my 'internet plugins' in the library folder.
Registered: Apr 16, 2003
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{{Thanks Limnos.
I had Repaired Permissions and Backed Up, not resorted to external booting.
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Ok, only now found out this is a well known issue, see other posts under "More Like This" on the right hand side of this screen. Really hope Apple solves this as this is clearly an issue for users.

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Recently, I have come across an issue playing back DVD's with
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Also, this happens when the DVD is played back from an internal
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My unit is a 2010 MacMini with HDMI. (see list)
The quality issues with Apple DVD player vs. other solutions are certain
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Your point has been taken that it may be a software issue with the third party players.
Some update at some point may have broken them, be it OSX or their own.
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The audio issues with it are spread over many, many threads across the web, with
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PowerDVD 10 in a Bootcamp windows7 when I want full DTS-HD or
TRUE HD decoding (decodes these to up to 24 bit,192kHz 7.1 since the
Mini chipset does not have the "protected" path for pass through of
these technologies) or a MakeMKV/XBMC combo in OSX. The OSX
solution doesn't give you the fancy menus and all or HD audio if present,
but if I only want to watch the movies it's fine. If I ever do want the other
nonsense, I just use PowerDVD 10. And please note this is BluRay disk
in player, not "ripped" or transcoded.
I do appreciate your help, but was primarily curious if others had issue
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Enable keyboard navigation - mini player

it seem that the enable keyboard navigation in the preferences can never be unchecked. i'm tired to seeing the title of the song while using the mini player. i've unchecked the box and it goes back to being checked each time i use the mini player. any fixes to this?
i am running windows 7 and have updated to itunes 12.0.26

It is pretty unintuitive. I was in seeing a Genius about several issues today. Previously AppleCare had told me that this was NOT a known issue and that they couldn't replicated it on their mac. The Genius figured out pretty quickly that the issue seems to be only when iTunes is in full screen mode. If you take it out of full screen the player worked fine both on my machine and on theirs. They should fix that, of course. It shouldn't make any difference what mode you're in.
Thanks for the response. Hope this make some sense of it.
Cheers,
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i've been using mini player on version 7.1.1 for a few weeks now with no problem. but today, for some reason, after closing and reopening itunes, it defaulted to the mini player and every time i try to maximise the window (so i can choose a playlist, access itunes store etc.), i get the 'itunes has encountered a problem and needs to close'. every single time. its driving me nuts. i've tried repairing, uninstalling, reinstalling, restarting, sending error reports (i mus have sent about thirty by now) to no avail. has anyone else had this problem? anyone know how to fix it?

but today, for some reason, after closing itunes earlier in the day and reopening, it defaults to the mini player and every time i try to maximise to choose what song i would like to play, i get the 'itunes has encountered a problem and needs to close'. every single time.
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let's try an experiment aimed at seeing if this is systemwide or associated with a specific XP user account. (if it is a pref file issue, it would just affect a single user account.)
head into your user accounts control panel and create a new user account with full administrative rights. (there's help documentation on how to do that at the left of the control panel screen.) while you're in that control panel, switch off "fast user switching" in your logging-on preferences.
now log out of the old account and log into the new account.
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Mini player won't come up.

My option for the itunes 11 mini player is grayed out and won't come up with the keyboard short cut. Any ideas?

It is pretty unintuitive. I was in seeing a Genius about several issues today. Previously AppleCare had told me that this was NOT a known issue and that they couldn't replicated it on their mac. The Genius figured out pretty quickly that the issue seems to be only when iTunes is in full screen mode. If you take it out of full screen the player worked fine both on my machine and on theirs. They should fix that, of course. It shouldn't make any difference what mode you're in.
Thanks for the response. Hope this make some sense of it.
Cheers,
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