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INSTALL ITUNES 11 INSTALL
INSTALL ITUNES 11 DRIVERS
INSTALL ITUNES 11 UPDATE
INSTALL ITUNES 11 WINDOWS 7
INSTALL ITUNES 11 DOWNLOAD

There is no need to launch any applications at this point

INSTALL ITUNES 11 INSTALL

Note: do not launch iTunes during sequencing.įinish the install and continue to the Configure Software step.

INSTALL ITUNES 11 UPDATE

Automatically update iTunes and other Apple software.When installing iTunes, be sure to install to C:\iTunes11\iTunes and remove the following options during install:

MSIEXEC /I Bonjour.msi INSTALLDIR = C:\iTunes11\Bonjour /QB- MSIEXEC /I iTunes.msi INSTALLDIR = C:\iTunes11\iTunes SCHEDULE\_ASUW = 0 REGSRCH\_DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS = 0 Use the following command lines to control the installation options including target folders: Install both Bonjour and iTunes and optionally Apple Application Support.

Use a Primary Virtual Application Directory of C:\iTunes11 Īdd a Virtual Application Package Name (e.g.Select the installer – select either a script to automate the iTunes install command or C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe to manually run each MSI file Ĭreate a new Virtual Application Package and choose Create Package (default).Start the Sequencer and load the Sequencer Template provided here To sequence iTunes, follow the basic outline here: The installation and configuration of the above can be scripted, which would be a good approach for repeatability. Optionally - AppleApplicationSupport.msi.Sequencing is as simple as capturing the installation of the following files and configuring iTunes the way we want: ITunes-AppV5SequencerTemplate.appvt Installing iTunes

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I have included these in a Package Template for iTunes that you can download from here: There are a number of locations that should be excluded from the package during sequencing, including %APPDATA%. It is highly recommended to exclude %APPDATA% in the iTunes package to avoid this data being virtualized at runtime. ITunes has the potential to store a massive amount of data in the user’s profile: This will allow you to run iTunes without any pre-requisites on client PCs however both of the above components must be installed on client PCs if you want to connect mobile devices to iTunes. It is possible to include Apple Application Support in the iTunes package. Fortunately Apple Application Support and the Mobile Device Support come as Windows Installer files, so they will be easy to deploy. These same steps will need to be followed on the App-V client computer that will run iTunes.

INSTALL ITUNES 11 DRIVERS

Install Apple Mobile Device Support – this is required to be installed outside of the package because it contains the mobile device drivers and related services.

Install Apple Application Support – this is required because the Apple Mobile Device service will not start without it.

Prepare the Sequencing VMīefore starting the Sequencer, the following steps must be completed: This will prevent the iTunes installer from automatically installing Software Update during sequencing. Before copying the iTunes setup files into your sequencing VM, delete AppleSoftwareUpdate.msi and SetupAdmin.exe. It is important that Apple Software Update is not included in the App-V package – allowing the applications in the package to update will at best fail and at worst, most likely bloat the package if it were allowed to run after deployment.

iTunes.msi – the iTunes installer itself.

Bonjour.msi - iTunes uses Bonjour to find shared music libraries, to find AirPort Express devices for streaming music to, and to find Apple TVs.

This installer includes the drivers for Apple’s devices

AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi – required for Apple mobile device support (iPhone, iPad etc.).AppleApplicationSupport.msi – all Apple applications on Windows require this as a dependency.

AppleSoftwareUpdate.msi – Software Update is used to download and Apple software and updates.

SetupAdmin.exe – the setup wrapper application.

To virtualize iTunes, you’ll need to extract the installer - simply run the installer and find the extracted MSI files in a folder under %TEMP%.

INSTALL ITUNES 11 WINDOWS 7

A lack of the Jump List under Windows 7 changed the user experience. Previously delivering iTunes 10 with App-V 4.6, resulted in some loss of functionality and some minor annoyances with benign error messages. iTunes 11 looks great, but is it just lipstick on a pig? Under the hood, it doesn’t appear to differ that much from previous versions, but lets see whether a combination of Apple’s latest and greatest along with App-V 5 offers a better virtualisation experience. Two recent releases presents an opportunity to revisit the state of virtualizing Apple iTunes.