Hi,


I've been searching this for 2 days now: how can I install iTunes without installing the QuickTime crap? I'm using QuickTimeAlternative anyway!

Google came up with nothing but crap... Trying switches didn't help either. And documentation about it... none at all!


Any ideas?


Greetz,

Bâshrat the Sneaky

iTunes depends on QuickTime, so you have to install it. The best you can do is to not let QuickTime play your movie files..

As far as I've heard..

Well if you have the option of not installing it, when your manually installing the application...then it would be possible through the use of AutoIt.

You DON't have this option... :'(



I was hoping there was a hidden option to only install the core of QuickTime or something...


Bâshrat the Sneaky

Quicktime is excellent. I used to hate it, but I use the full registered version, and it's great.

Last time I used Quicktime, it had a Java GUI. That's just retarded. It ran so slow. That's when I decided that Quicktime is a pile of trash and I've used QTAlt ever since...

Bashrat...go here to download without itunes...

QuickTime StandAlone

Hope it works for you.

@mc134

I believe this isn't what Bâshrat is looking for, he wants to install Itunes without Quicktime

Bâshrat, maybe this post can come in handy. It has a vbs script to uninstall quicktime.

EDIT:

I know that this isn't what you are really looking for (a switch or something), just a workaround. I believe there is no switch available for this. (been searching it myself to)

QTAlt 1.44 (newest one) has decent iTunes support ... from what I've read, anyway.

Bâshrat the Sneaky
i have your problem exactly. using quicktime alternative myself and i don't want to install quicktime. i found an itunes v6.0.0.18 on google were fans managed to take out the quicktime component. i'm using it and it works fine for me.
however, the newest version of itunes is, as i'm positive you know, v6.0.1 and i could not find that one without quicktime either
in case you're interested in v6.0.0.18, you can get it from me, of course.

@posix: can I get a link too? I would love to have iTunes without quicktime. QT is just so slow.

it's a 7z archive of 7.23mb.
i'm unsure where to host it.

couldn't you use a free file sharing host like:

you don't even have to sign up to use it.
just provide a fake email address and post the link that it spits out afterwards here.
??

http://s31.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0HRFP23...7O166C06H2RZ0YL

although i must say i've never been a fan of yousendit.com.
sometimes it refused to work for me and private ftps are always better

thanks posix. I know their service sometimes are buggy but I don't have an ftp at my disposal. All I need for this to work is quicktime alternative right? or do I need that even? Regardless, this is so sweet. thx again

i doubt you need quicktime alternative but i'm not 100% sure.

Or, a little searching would have brought up this topic here on the forum : iTunes without Quicktime. If that is not the latest version, let me know and I'll update it in a few days when I get home from work (topic says ver 5, but has been updated to v6 a few months ago)

And yes, you need either quicktime official or alternative to run iTunes, and version 6+ wont install without it either (a problem I am sorta working on to fix when I have the time).

Edit:
@posix:
That was my version of iTunes you found, seems it is spreading further than msfn

SP

This is just about all the reason I need to continue using my ipaq for music playback instead of getting an ipod. What a load of crap this is. The outcry is deafening when Microsoft pulls a stunt like this. Curiously I hadn't heard a thing about this until a few months ago.

Have you tried to extract the files using winrar, then once the files are extracted then remove quicktime. then run the installer for itunes..

i know that's what i have to do just to get quicktime installed without having to install itunes.

Now sure what the reason is you are talking about - the fact that iTunes needs quicktime? I cant really see the problem with a company using the media playback routines that they developed in one of their own programs. QuickTime is not just a set of codecs remember, its a complete audio and video playback support package also. If that's all that is stopping you getting an iPod, you are missing out on a great piece of kit for no reason. I have both iPod and ipaq, and could not imagine using winCE's clunky interface over the iPod's wheel to play my music, not to mention the difference in storage capacities. Yes, QT is bloated and obtrusive, but the QT-Alt version is much better (and is exactly the same codecs and stuff, just cut down and tweaked).
Off topic slightly, I had a grope at the new 60Gb iPod video while passing through duty-free this morning ... drooooool! Screen is bigger, the pod is slightly wider but thinner ... guess I'll be getting myself one of them to replace my 40Gb Color one soon

@Sn4k36:
You can download a standalone version of the quicktime installer (without itunes) directly from apples site, the link is just not very obvious. Go Here to get it.

Some of you are not paying attention. The problem is not wanting quicktime without itunes.

WE WANT ITUNES WITHOUT QUICKTIME!

Stop pasting links to quickime without itunes, and read more carefully! Thank you!

Search is a beautiful thing..

You'll still need the Quicktime Alternative installed, though...