October 19, 2003
Serious Windows iTunes Bugs
Read this – I can verify that the bug they speak of is absolutely real. My computer hangs even when booting in safe mode. The only way to get my computer running again is to revert to a previous hardware configuration.
That means iTunes doesn’t recognize that I have the necessary CD burning drivers. I can’t find (and I don’t think there is) a program aside from iTunes that can burn my purchased AAC encoded .m4p file. Because of the DRM, there’s no way for me to convert the files. So I have an unburnable file. Update: Fixed this by reading through Apple’s discussion forum and uninstalling DirectCD. Apple has yet to fix the bug.
Also, for some reason, when I play any song – mp3 or m4p – in iTunes, it comes out all garbled. I’ve been trying to find a different program to test the songs, but I can’t find any program that plays m4p, which is one of four AAC file formats. Update: I fixed, at least temporarily, that part by messing around with some sound output options. I wish I could just use Winamp.
Sometimes, I have questioned my own fears about DRM because most users won’t notice most restrictions (although, I’d say that’s a problem it itself). Maybe I’m just hypersensitive to these issues, I think to myself. When Apple iTunes first came out, I was optimistic that we would see real progress with DRM. After this experience, I realize how far off we still are.
Filed by Derek Slater at 4:00 pm under General news
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