Running Win7 and ITunes 10.6 - loaded all my old CD's in one user acct. I want to share these with all other users on the machine without reloading the CD's and without having to make copies of their disk images, if possible. Also, want them on my WinXP

Running ITunes 10.6, on a Win7 Home Premium SP1. Just loaded about thirty of my favorite CD's on my user account.
I would like to be able to make all of them available to my other family members in their accounts on my machine, without needing to reload them all and without having to store their disk images multiple times. Can this be done, and if so, how?
And can I copy the contents of a folder across to my wife's WinXP SP3 machine, and have them made available to each of us in our login accts on that machine?
(There are three of us, plus an admin and a backup admin account, on each.)
I will be really grateful if someone can help me do this for my family members, as we have shared the music on these CD's over the years, and I would like to make them available on the desktop for each of us.
Also, I'd like to be able to load them, or a subset of them, to my wife and son's IPods. Any Tips, Traps or Tweaks for that process, as well?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Not sure about the OS level for the IPods. I am doing this for my wife and son, using an account here created for my son, which he shares with me for support purposes. But I do know they both have IPods, and our PC's and their OS's were described above.

You can move the iTunes folder to a separate drive on your pc an then configure each account to use this drive / folder as iTunes library ... The problem is, that iTunes by default stores everything in your personal music folder which is separate for each user account in windows (and by default is on "C" drive).
I create a separate partition on every pc/laptop (and map a drive name) where I store music, videos and other mass data. This will also keep the "C" drive small, which is backed up from time to time and so my backup is also small.

Similar Messages

  • I just asked for help with the problem that ebay is my home page and firefox 7 will not load ebay, but will load all other sites. Then it sends me on this loop back to this same page with no help. I'm not all that computer literate, and I need help!!!

    The problem is simply this...www.ebay.com/ is my homepage. But, Firefox 7 can't load ebay, for some reason on my computer. I have checked other computers, and ebay is working. My computer loads all other sites.

    Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
    "Clear the Cache":
    *Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"
    "Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
    *Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
    *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/clear-cache-history-and-personal-information

  • I bought a new laptop and can access my itunes library but when i try to add purchased playlist songs to my ipod message appears asking if I'm ok with erasing all other songs on the ipod. Help needed.

    I bought a new laptop and can access my itunes library but when i try to add purchased playlist songs to my ipod message appears asking if I'm ok with erasing all other songs on the ipod. How do I add purchased playlist to ipod without erasing existing ipod playlists?

    cujoftw wrote:
    wow ... I get a headache just trying to read what you just said. I went and read how to migrate my library and found that you can only migrate purchased media.
    No, you can easily migrate your entire library from one working compter to another.
    If you fail to backup or migrate your library and find yourself with nothing but a new empty computer and a device full of content iTunes is designed to only recover the iTunes purchased content, however third party tools can help recover everything if needed.
    tt2

  • I have a small production client looking to run 1 workstation running Mac Lion 10.7.3 and two work stations running Windows7 64 bit. They will all be talking to the same storage array through 8Gb FC. What is there most cost effective way to do this?

    I have a small production client looking to run 1 workstation running Mac Lion 10.7.3 and two work stations running Windows7 64 bit. They will all be talking to the same storage array through 8Gb FC. What is there most cost effective way to do this?

    Thank you for your help.
    The client has already made the jump to 8Gb including HBA's, switch and RAID Storage.
    The other question will be if they need a seperate Mac Server to run the Meta Data or are they able to use the current Mac they are running to do this?
    The Mac is a 201073 model they say with 12 Dual Core 2.66Mhz processors and 16 GB of Memory. This system is currently doing rendering. It has the XSAN Client but I understand for the solution to work they need to also run XSAN Server on a MDC.

  • I have recently transferred data from my old Mac to my new one. The result was good, but I have 2 users now, whose data I want to merge into 1 single user, so to avoid having to switch from one user to the other to view and use certain files. How to do it

    I have recently transferred data from my old Mac to my new one. The result was good, but I have 2 users now, whose data I want to merge into 1 single user, so to avoid having to switch from one user to the other to view and use certain files. How to do it?

    Here's an easy way:
    Pick the user that you want to eliminate (making sure that the remaining user has administrator privileges) and move all of the data that you want to keep into the Shared folder. Reboot or log out and login to the user you want to keep. Copy all the data from the Shared folder into your account - placing it neatly in folders (Documents, Music, Movies, etc.).
    Once the data is moved, log into the account you want to delete just once more to make certain that you've grabbed all the data you want to keep. Log out and log back into your admin account and go to System Preferences>Users & Groups and delete the 'old' user.
    That should do it.
    Clinton

  • How do I turn on my Notes on my mac for the iCloud without having to make yet another @me account?

    All I want to do is save my hundreds of notes without having to email them to myself one by one.  So I switch the on button for Notes on my iPhone, and it prompts me to make an @me account.  I'm pretty sure I already have one but I make it anyways.
    Then I go to my computer to switch on the Notes for my mac so that they can hopefully sync, but it prompts me yet again to make a new @me account.
    Someone please help, I just want to save my Notes without having to make 5 accounts that'll be around forever.

    That's not the way it's supposed to work. Once the account is created somewhere, you should be able to connect to that same account (same AppleID) on the other device(s).

  • How to down load photo's to iPod Nano without re-loading all other content?

    How do I put photo's on my iPod Nano (2nd Gen) without re-loading all my music?
    The note on the Photos tab in iTunes says iTunes will copy all of the other content onto the iPod first, and then copy the phots's.
    Is there a way around this?
    Dell Windows XP

    From the summary screen of iTunes for the iPod, you should be able to go into the Photos section and change your setting for which photos to update to the ipod INDEPENDENTLY from everything else. I have done this many times on my Fifth Gen iPod and it goes without a hitch with only the changes in the photos being updated and the music remaining the way it was since I didn't change that.
    Patrick

  • ITunes Match not loading all music to iPhone 5s

    iTunes is not loading all of my music to my iPhone 5s. It was working fine before, now it doesn't seem to load any new music I put into my iTunes. I have tried to update iTunes Match several times and it still doesn't work. I have authorized my computer already.

    Interestingly I just checked my phone and all my playlists have been loaded up..go figure...

  • In Contacts version 8, how can I print ALL information in each individual card? When I select the print command the only thing printed is the name and address. I need phone number(s) and all other information in the cards.

    In Contacts version 8, how can I print ALL information in each individual card? When I select the print command the only thing printed is the name and address. I need phone number(s) and all other information in the cards. We enter various pieces of data, other than the standard name address & phone numbers and we print all information on each card so it fits in a 5x7 inch loose binder. We have used InTouch software for many years and it has served us extremely welll, however, the publisher (The Prairie Group) has not, and apparently has no plans to update their software to be compatible with any Mac OSX OS beyond 10.6. Any help will be appreciated!

    You can select what you want included in a list format. In the Print command from Contacts, click the Show Details button. Then in the Style pulldown menu select "Lists" and there you'll be able to select what you want included. You can also select what you wish included if you select the Pocket Address Book style.
    If neither of those options will work for you, then you will need to look to third-party software. Here's one possibility that seems to get good reviews:
    https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15485/labels-&-addresses
    I haven't done more than try it to make sure that it works with OS X 10.9's Contacts, which it does, but you can download their demo and try it yourself.
    Regards.

  • ITunes doesn't load all of my music

    For some reason iTunes doesn't load all the songs that's in My Music folder. I have over 3500 songs in that folder but it only imports 451 of them. I never had this problem until today. Can anyone tell me what's wrong

    Yes,
    Let's move the discussion from the iTunes for Mac to the iTunes for Windows forum.
    Thanks,

  • When I try to print sth I can´t choose my printer. Adobe Reader only shows a printer I used years ago.I aleady deleted and reinstalled the Reader and deleted all other printers from the computer.How can I add a new printer to Adobe Reader?Thanks for help!

    When I try to print sth I can´t choose my printer. Adobe Reader only shows a printer I used years ago.I aleady deleted and reinstalled the Reader and deleted all other printers from the computer.How can I add a new printer to Adobe Reader?Thanks for help!

    Hi,
    I would suggest you to uninstall Adobe Reader using the cleaner tool and then re-install the latest version.
    Adobe Cleaner Tool:- Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs.
    Latest version of Adobe Reader:- http://get.adobe.com/reader/
    If you still experience the same issue, please share the following information:-
    - Screenshot of Adobe Reader showing printer options
    - Screenshot of Microsoft Word showing printer options
    - Screenshot of control panel- Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers
    Regards,
    Nakul 

  • Is there anyway i can use my ipod to get apps without having to make a itunes, if not my ipod is pointless an mess well take it back, casue i cant put in any cedit card id stuff

    Is there anyway i can use my ipod to get apps without having to make a itunes, if not my ipod is pointless an mess well take it back, casue i cant put in any cedit card id stuff

    Why can you not " put in any cedit card id stuff"?
    You have to have an itunes account to use itunes.
    Perhaps if you explained the issue, someone could help.

  • Is there and app that does the following. Multiple apps are showing a clock in different rooms, all are synced together, one ipad is a master ipad and if you change the time on it all other ipads change the time

    Is there and app that does the following. Multiple apps are showing a clock in different rooms, all are synced together, one ipad is a master ipad and if you change the time on it all other ipads change the time

    None of the spreadsheet apps that work with Excel files offer anything like full native support in iOS.  Apple's own Numbers app pairs down features for the iOS version.  The hardware is simply not up to what a true computer is capable of, so all apps like QuickOffice, DocumentsToGo, Numbers and so forth offer reduced features from their computer-version counterparts.
    I think a custom app will be your only real choice, be it a fully standalone app, or something built in filemaker or some other db-based platform.

  • I recently updated my apple tv and now you wifi will not connect all other devices in the room are connected to wifi

    i recently updated my apple tv to 5.1 now the wifi will not connect all other evices in the house are working fine, any help out there

    Go to your ipod touch wireless settings chose your network and right beside there is button looks like ">" click on that check the dhcp what IP are you getting? do you get any ip? if you do your ipod touch should work with wireless no problem. Also, you may have to enter wep key again.  After that it shou,d save your device

  • Installed iTunes 10.5 but after I restarted my computer it won't connect to the Internet. All other computers in the house connect to Internet just fine. Help!!

    Installed iTunes 10.5 but after I restarted my computer it won't connect to the Internet. All other computers in the house connect to Internet just fine. Help!! I Did all the regular modem diagnostics but that computer won't connect and it's a hard wire connection, not wireless (too far from the wireless signal). Is anyone else having this problem?

    Hello, might try this...
    Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
    10.5, 10.6, 10.7 & 10.8…
    System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
    10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x/10.8.x instructions...
    System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
    The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
    IFor 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
    208.67.222.222
    208.67.220.220
    (There may be better or faster DNS numbers in your area, but these should be a good test).
    Click OK.

Maybe you are looking for

  • What is the purchase register report?

    Hi, Can anyone tell  me what is significance of purchase register .   How this report get in R/3 and BI Thanks and Regards Anil

  • File renaming to bottom of folder structure

    Hi All; Scripting dummy here. Have used the built in "Replace Text in Item Names.scpt", but it only searches into the top level of the open folder. Is there a command I can insert into this script that will make it search all files, sub-folders and s

  • How to start OracleServiceORCL in oracle7.3.4 for windows NT ??

    Hello everybody, Can anybody tell me, How to start OracleServiceORCL in oracle7.3.4 for windows NT ?? when I am trying to start it it shows an error : Could not start the OracleServiceORCL service on \\NT4 Error 0126: the specified module could not b

  • What is the error code:0x80020042?

    what is the error code:0x80020042?

  • BW statistics& index

    hI,   This is madhavi. can any body explain abt BW statistics& indexes. in real time how do we use these.. on what based we make decision on these. Regards, Madhavi