Two separate copies of iTunes on one computer?

Can I have two separate copies of iTunes on one computer? In Windows XP, I would like one copy on one user login, and a discrete different copy on another user login. My computer is not letting it install twice. How do I do this? Thanks!
Dell   Windows XP  
Dell   Windows XP  

iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93195

Similar Messages

  • Two copies of iTunes on one computer?

    A pretty stupid problem, but I can't figure it out. It appears that there are two copies of iTunes on one of our computers--or at least, iTunes somehow displaying two different profiles. If I have "start iTunes automatically" checked, when I connect the iPod, iTunes opens, and it shows the location of the Library file as on the workstation's local HD. Conversely, if I use the shortcut icon on the desktop to open iTunes, it points to a Library location on a network shared drive (which is where I want it to be).
    I cannot for the life of me figure out where the two copies, if they exist, of the iTunes.exe file are located. The Properties for the shortcut iTunes icon is grayed out in the "find Target" box. I can find one copy of iTunes in the local c:\Programs\iTunes folder. Control Panel Add/Remove Programs list shows only one iTunes program. Is there any way to figure this out?

    iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93195

  • Multiple copies of itunes on one computer

    I have several members in my family and one central computer...Can I set up multiple indepenant itunes accounts on this computer for each person?  If so how do I go about doing this.  Thanks for any help

    J Lillie,
    The best way to do it is to let each member have their own Windows user account.  Within their own user account, they can set up their own iTunes library. 
    To purchase new music, each member can use his or her own account at the iTunes Store, Amazon MP3, or wherever they prefer to buy music, without affecting anybody else's library or anybody else's account.
    And when one of them gets their own computer or moves to another household, they simply take a copy of their own library, which again does not affect any other member.

  • Two separate iPhones got merged into one iTunes account. How to separate them. We are sharing all of each other's contacts at this time. Thanks for your help.

    Two separate iPhones got merged into one iTunes account. How can I separate them in iTunes???????. We are sharing all of each other's contacts at this time. Thanks for your help.

    The reason you are receiving each other's text messages is because you are both using the same Apple ID for iMessage.  To prevent this you need to use different IDs.  (Note: you can still share the same ID for iTunes.)  On one of the phones, go to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive, tap the ID, sign out, then sign back in with a separate ID.
    To migrate your 3GS to a new iCloud account, start by saving any photo stream photos that you want to keep on the phone to your camera roll.  To do this, open the my photo stream album, tap Edit, tap the photos, tap Share, tap Save to Camera Roll.  Next, if you have any notes that you are syncing with iCloud that you want to keep, you'll need to email these to yourself so they can be recreated after moving to the new account.
    Once this is done, go to Settings>iCloud, scroll to the bottom and tap Delete Account.  (This will only delete the account from this phone, not from iCloud.  The phone that will be keeping the account will not be effected by this.)  When prompted about what to do with the iCloud data, choose Keep On My iPhone.  Next, sign back in with a different Apple ID to create the new account, turn iCloud data syncing preferences and when prompted about merging with iCloud, choose Merge.  This will upload the data to the new account.
    Finally, if you have merged data in the two accounts that you want to separate you will have to go to icloud.com from your computer, sign into each iCloud account separately and manually delete the data you don't want from each account.

  • 2 minis and itunes on one computer

    Is it possible to have 2 mini ipods with 2 different itunes on one computer?

    We have 2 minis (my brother and me) , one computer two different tastes in music. The link to help with this is no longer available. I need a way to have one iTunes, but not mix music or have the downloads mix/delete etc. Is there an easy way? I understand about having different users under user accounts, which we do and have disabled fastswitching. I'm not the brightest iPod user so if you have simple instructions it will be very much appreciated!

  • Two phones with different contacts and one computer?

    how do i go about syncing two phones, with different contacts, to one computer?

    If you are using Microsoft Outlook and syncing different contacts is your concern, you can set up a new Contacts folder for your iPhone (like "Jeff's Contacts") and set iTunes to sync that folder only to your iPhone. Create a second new Contacts folder for the other iPhone's contacts and do the same thing. Works great for my iPhone and my wife's iPhone, both synced to our home computer.

  • Two Different Generation IPod Nanos and one Computer

    Okay so my boyfriend and I have two different geneeration IPod Nanos and one computer.. does it affect either device's performance ? and is it possible to have itunes setup so that he can have he's music sync to he's Ipod and vice ver sa without having any hassle? .. does this make any sence?

    In your case it is most likely a drive letter confusion issue. Take a look at the following article and see if the steps help fix your issue:
    Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear

  • 2 seperate iTunes on one computer

    Can I have 2 iTunes on one computer? My girlfriend has a 2gig and I have a 20 gig. When we update we have alot of checking and unchecking to do. I would like to save one for her and one for me. Both with our whole liberay. If anyone has done this could you please help?
    Thanx
    Wayne

    When the iPods belong to different people, there are basically three ways of using multiple iPods on a computer and these involve:
    a) Sharing a single iTunes library
    b) Creating Multiple Libraries in a single user account
    c) Creating multiple user accounts (as suggested in the previous post).
    Note: When you are sharing an iTunes library, you don't have to set each iPod to update in the same manner, you can mix and match from the options below as each iPod has it's own update settings
    Sharing a Library and/or User Account
    If you want to share the one library, you can set either or all of the iPods so that they only get updated with only certain playlists (you can update from more than one if you wish): Loading songs onto iPod automatically - Windows
    Choosing the update option "Sync Music - Selected playlists" allows you to create a playlist specifically for the iPod and drag the tracks you want into it. If you tire of the list and want to change it, you just add or remove the songs you don't want. The ones you take out out remain in the library to be used some other time if you choose. You can read more about playlists at these links:
    iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
    How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
    Or you can choose to update any or all of the iPods manually and just drag whatever content you want to them: Managing content manually on iPod
    Multiple Libraries
    It's also possible to have multiple libraries in a single account. To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Shift key in Windows when launching iTunes 7. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to the other Library.
    Note: You can only have one Library open at a time and iTunes will default to the last library opened if you don't use the keyboard command to choose one. This can prove tricky when using multiple iPods, if you don't use the keyboard command you can risk syncing to the wrong library: Using multiple iTunes libraries -Windows
    Separate User Accounts
    Another option is to create a separate User account for each person on your PC or Mac. Different accounts by definition would give you completely separate libraries. Each account has it's own iTunes folder, Library and iTunes Music folder and you load it with CDs etc just as you did with your original one. The iPod can be set to update however the owner chooses, sync all, manual or sync specific playlists
    I don't use Windows so I can't give you a step by step on that one, however I can point you to another web page which should help you out. You can read about Windows user accounts here:
    Using Windows XP User Accounts
    Setting up new user accounts in Windows 2000
    Create A New User Account In Vista

  • How do I move ITunes from one computer to another

    I am trying to move my ITunes from one computer to another. I downloaded ITunes on my new computer and loged in with my account information. Then I pluged my IPod into the comuter and imported all my songs. I thought that everything would come over but none of my apps did. I want to synce my IPod up with my new computer how do I do it?

    Backup everything to an external hard drive with this User Tip.
    Use the same process to clone the library into a new empty iTunes folder on the new computer.
    Deauthorise the old box if you don't need to access protected content on it any more.
    Use SyncToy from time to time, and in particular before every iTunes update, to keep the backup up-to-date.
    tt2

  • I have Itunes on one computer in my home , have purchase 2nd laptop ,I want to put my Library on the new lap top , already downloaded Itune s. How to I go about it ?

    I have Itunes on one computer , purchased a 2nd laptop , I want to put my library a new laptop , I,ve already doenloaded Itunes , how/can do I do it ? Thanks

    This should help.  iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    In iTunes on the new laptop, go to the menu bar, click Store  /  Authorize This Computer.

  • Move Itunes from one computer to another

    does anyone know how I can move my Itunes from one computer to another with out losing any of my library content. Also, is it possible to copy music from Ipod to Itunes library?

    Have a look at this article in the Apple Knowledge Base and Hudgie's User Tip . Post back if you need any clarification.

  • How do I transfer iTunes from one computer to another?

    How do I transfer iTunes from one computer to another?

    This really depends on how technical you want to get, and how much of the library data you want to retain. First, there is getting the actual song files over to your new computer. If both computers are on the same network and are on iTunes 9, you can use home sharing to transfer the song files to your new computer.
    Once the files are transferred, now you have to get all of the metadata transferred, like Playlists and Song Ratings. There is a method for doing this that involves editing your Library.xml file to transfer Playlists, Playcounts, etc..
    If all you want to transfer is your Playlists and song files, there are programs that will back up your playlists so you can transfer them to a new computer, but if you're able to do the above XML edits (which are pretty simple), that is preferred (and cheaper).
    I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.

  • How do i transfer all of my itunes from one computer to another

    how do i manage to transfer all of my itunes from one  computer to another?

    Copy the iTunes library folder from one computer and restore it on the other. Use an external hard drive.

  • Can't download song purchased from Itunes from one computer to another using same Apple ID

    Hi, I am operating itunes 11 at home, using Mac OS 10.7.5.. I purchased a song at work (also a Mac, I am not sure which version of OSM or itunes). I accessed the purchase of the song in the "Purchased" menu option in itunes on my home Mac. When I tried to download the song at home so I can include it in my Library, I got the following message:
    This computer is already associated with an Apple ID. You can download past purchases on this computer with just one Apple ID every 90 days.
    So: just to be clear:I can only buy something from  itunes from one computer and save to another with the  same Apple ID only every 90 days??? And if that is the case, I have not purchased anything from my work computer within 90 days of this recent song  purchase. That just does not make sense to me, since the license covers 10 devices anyway, and I am using the same Apple ID.
    Let me know if I am not understanding this correctly, or am doing something wrong. It just does make not sense to me that I can't download a purchase I made from one computer to another since I am paying Apple for the music and just accessing it elsewhere, using the same account.
    Thanks so much.

    Thanks for the response. Yes, my husband logged on to our computer and rented a movie for us to view. That is how we use Itunes: I purchase the music, he may purchase a movie or a rental now and then. This is new, it never happend before.
    Also, I contacted customer support, both by phone and email. Not only does someone else using the home computer under a different account trigger this, but so does simply activating my own user id from a different computer (one of the 5 I am allowed to under the service agreement.)
    Customer support was very helpful and lifted the 90 day ban. I called them because I purchased a season pass of a TV show and could not download the first episode because it was a "past purchase" (the episode was not even available to download when I purchased the pass, so “past” is indeed relevant.)
    But I don't see the point of purchasing content from Apple now. This feature limits the accessibility of legal purchases under the service agreement.  Why allow 5 computers per Apple ID if activating one of them limits the ability to download content for 90 days??
    I (used to) buy movies, rentals and TV shows all the time. I don’t have cable, so Apple was the source for all “must have” shows that I couldn’t wait for. Too bad.

  • I have my iphone 5 set up with Itunes on one computer, but I recently just bought my own computer. How do I set up my Iphone with the new Itunes account? Its telling me it can only be set up with one account. Do I have to delete the other account?

    i have my iphone set up with itunes on one computer, but i recently bought my own computer. How do I set up my iphone with the new itunes account? It says my phone can only be set up woth one itunes account. How do I remove the previous account?

    ThisGal_Drea wrote:
    i have my iphone set up with itunes on one computer, but i recently bought my own computer. How do I set up my iphone with the new itunes account?
    Do you mean iTunes library?
    iTunes account is what you use to make iTunes purcahses.
    iTunes library is what is on your computer.
    It says my phone can only be set up woth one itunes account. How do I remove the previous account?
    No, it tells you it can only be sync'd with one iTunes library.
    Simplest way is to copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder (thisis the iTunes library) from old computer to new computer.

Maybe you are looking for

  • How to use a Apple ID without a credit card?

    I don't want to buy apps, I just want to use free apps, like Firefox Home or Gmail

  • How to load data into table Using Script Task

    We have a directory/folder where we have a file. We need to insert the File Created Date , File Name , Extension into the database table of Sql server by using Script Task. So could you please suggest , how to frame the connection string , fetch the

  • How to convert date value(format) in Calendar(input controls)

    Hi everyone I am using webi 4.0 My problem is when i select calendar date(input Controls) i am able to display time stamp along with date in input Controls(MM/dd/yyyy 12:00:00 AM) i want to change (MM/dd/yyyy 12:00:00 AM) to (yyyy-MM-dd ), when i sel

  • 11st February?

    Hello I use the following Action Script to obtain the current date for my movie, but find that it shows the date as 11st February, and not 11th February: function getMonthAsString(month:Number):String { var monthNames_array:Array = new Array("January

  • Is it possible to install Lion on a new MBP (non-retina)?

    From what I can conclude, there doesn't seem to be any way to install Lion on a brand new MBP with Mountain Lion pre-installed (purchased today). I have the Lion installer but only for a MacPro, so presumably that won't work. Has anyone found a way t