To start iTunes from AlwaysUp, choose Application > Start "iTunes". In a couple of seconds, the new entry for iTunes will show up in the AlwaysUp window. We saved it as C:\iTunes-Helper\DismissITunesPrompts.exe, but you may have a different path.Ĭlick the Save > button.
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Check the When the application starts, run this automation script/executable box.Įnter the full path to the plugin executable you downloaded. In this tutorial, we have placed it in C:\iTunes-Helper.Ĭlick over to the Automate tab. To set up the automatic dismissal of iTunes prompts:ĭownload the standalone DismissITunesPrompts plugin executable from our web site and save it in a well known location. To address this and other similar problems, we have written a smallĪutoIt plugin that can automatically dismiss iTunes prompts. This prevents AlwaysUp from firing up iTunes before your PC is fully prepared.Įven though we've already turned off some of the iTunes prompts, iTunes can still get hung up in the background expecting you to dismiss one of its alerts.įor example, iTunes will complain that it can not play audio when run as a service in Session 0 and will not start serving your media until you click the OK button: ITunes should run in this account so that it can find its settings.Ĭlick over to the Startup tab and check the Ensure that the Windows Networking components have started box. We have been adventurous and put in iTunes but you can enter something else if you like.Ĭlick over to the Logon tab and enter the user name and password of the account in which you installed iTunes. In the Name field, enter the name that you will call the application in AlwaysUp. Unless you have customized your iTunes installation, this will be: In the Application field, enter the full path to iTunes. Select Application > Add to open the Add Application window:
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When the Preferences window comes up, uncheck Check for new software updates automatically.Ĭlick over to the Advanced tab and uncheck Warn me if iTunes is not the default player for audio files.Ĭlick the OK button to record your changes.ĭownload and install AlwaysUp, if necessary. from the System menu (the black-and-white square in the upper left corner): Since you won't be there to babysit the software, you want to limit those annoying dialog boxes that occasionally come up to interrupt the action. Next, let's prepare iTunes to run unattended. To configure iTunes as a Windows Service with AlwaysUp 8.0 and later:ĭownload, install and configure iTunes, if necessary.
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