iTunes 9 wont launch "Checking iTunes ...

I'm on 10.6.1 and iTunes 9.

ITunes worked well for awhile, then I switched to auto-organization (I don't know if that had something to do with it or if it was just a coincidence, but the problems started after I upgraded to iTunes Media Organization)

When I try to launch iTunes, each time it now says "Checking iTunes Library". This takes an inordinately long time, and afterwards, after the pop-up disappears, the main iTunes window never comes up. Then I have to force quit iTunes, because the process is still running, just "Not Responding".

I have tried restarting, repairing permissions, re-installing iTunes (only running the installer again, over the existing installation), and disabling my other applications that interact with iTunes (Coversutra and Awaken).

On the 25-30 times that I have tried relaunching iTunes, it has actually launched about 3 times (main window coming up, songs able to be played, etc.). Even on the rare time it has been successful, it still begins with a very long "Checking iTunes Library" process first.

Even if that check is successful and I think the problem is behind me, a subsequent try to launch the app STILL has the "Checking..." pop-up and needs to be force quit.

The only other time I can remember seeing "Checking iTunes Library" is when upgrading versions, so I'm not sure what else I can try to try and fix the problem. Any suggestions?

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iTunes 9 Starts Automatically ...

Since installing iTunes 9 the application keeps starting automatically on Start-up. Even if I then close the application, then it starts-up again later, and sometimes even plays a song of its own will.

Any ideas what may be causing this and advice how to stop it?

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Compicated Sorting question ...

I want to have my compilation artists appear on my ipod's artist category under one name (such as the album artist) while keeping all the information of the real artist for each song. Is that possible?

For example I have an album that has extra artists for each song, all made by one person, just an additional artist for each song. Thus cluttering up my artist field i my ipod. I hated that so I switched that album to compilation, but now I never see it because I do not go into compilations. What I really want is to have all these songs appear under the same artist, but still retain the information of who collaborated on the particular song.

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itunes 9 crash/hang ...

Since installing itunes 9, i get a spinning beach ball every couple of seconds/minutes. Sometimes it goes away, but I seem to have to force quit every couple of minutes. I have reinstalled the software twice. Not sure how to fix, as the program is basically unusable now.

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Folders in Playlist ...

I'm trying to switch to iTunes from Audion (SoundJam MP prior to that) and one thing that's driving me very crazy is not being able to have folders in the playlist. I don't want to see any individual tracks, just a listing of my CDs that plays when I double click on an album. How can I configure iTunes like that?

Or, if it's not possible, has anyone found a better replacement for SoundJam MP than Audion? It's inferior but the best I've been able to find. Pretty sad considering SoundJam MP has been out of publication for 8 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundJam_MP

Kris

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iTunes 9 Won't synch video podcasts to ...

I have video podcasts that used to sync painlessly with my iPod Classic 160 GB, but since the iTunes 9 update I get '"Yada yada" was not copied to the iPod "iPod Name Here" because it cannot be played on this iPod.'

Did updating to iTunes 9 somehow change what videos can be played on my iPod??

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Store Will Not Open Within iTunes! ...

I get a message when trying to connect to the store is "iTunes requires Safari 4.0.3 or later to be installed to use the iTunes Store within iTunes. Use Software Updates to download and install the latest version of Safari." When I go to the Software Updates, it says my software is up to date. I have tried downloading the latest version of Safari and it hasn't worked either. When trying to download the new Safari, it says I need Mac 10.5 or later when I have 10.4.11!

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