Problem Uninstalling iTunes

Question

I just recently bought a Macbook Pro. I have an iPod Touch and I used this on my old Windows XP. Now I will be using the iPod on my new computer, because I gave my XP to my mother who will be using it for her brand new iPod Touch. I have tried to uninstall then reinstall iTunes on the XP to get rid of my old music/data/etc. so that she could start over. But when I reinstall iTunes on the XP, my stuff keeps popping back up. What do I do to get rid of this (because she does not want my music, etc)?

Answer 1

Good-O.
What you're running into on the XP box is actually a design feature ... iTunes content and library files are not supposed to be removed by uninstalling iTunes. (Otherwise your library and content files would be annihilated every time you updated iTunes on a Windows box, because an update of iTunes involves uninstalling the previous version of iTunes prior to installing the new one.)
So, try this instead.
Install and launch iTunes on your Mum's PC. When your library comes up, click the "Music" thingy off to the left, and go "Edit > Select All". Hit the delete key. Say yes to the dialog box that comes up. Assuming your content is in the default location, you'll probably then be asked if you want to send the files to the recycle bin. Say yes to that one too.
Repeat the process for any Movies, TV shows and Podcasts by clicking on the appropriate item off to the left, and then doing the deletions.
Now to remove any playlists you've set up (leave the default ones in place), right-click on the playlist and select "Delete".
Now your Mum can load in her music and other content.