Dan Warne13 September 2006, 6:58 AM
If you've had problems installing the new iTunes 7 on Windows Vista RC1 today, here's how to work around the problem.
If you've had problems installing the new iTunes 7 on Windows Vista RC1 today, here's how to work around the problem.
First, the error: "Some files that need to be updated are currently in use. The following applications are using files that need to be updated by this installer. Close these applciations and click Retry to continue. ipodservice (process id: 2516)"
Hit ctrl+alt+del and select "start task manager" from the system menu that appears. Click on the "name" column header to sort by name, and find ipodservice.
Note, however, that right clicking on the service and stopping it from that window won't work. (I got an access denied message.) Instead, click on the "services" button and authenticate yourself through the User Account Control alert that appears.
Once you're in the services pane of the Microsoft Management Console, find ipodservice, select it, then click the stop button in the toolbar (the black square).
iTunes should then be able to continue installing. NOTE: there is an important step at the end of this how-to which you need to complete in relation to this step.
And here it is... iTunes 7 running in Vista RC1.
Important last step: go back into the Microsoft Management Console, Services view, double-click on ipodservice and change it back to automatic start.
