Comments on: iTunes Install on Windows 2003

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:01:18 +0000

If you want to autostart iTunes as a service then I recommend iHomeServer for iTunes. It will run iTunes in the background with no user logged in as well as scan media folders for new media and auto add them into your collection. Works like a treat on Windows Server 2008 and the product page says it works on 2003 as well as WHS...

By: rafu

rafu — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:18:30 +0000

Windows 2003 x64 (which is not officially supported by Apple) After editing the installer works with a few obstacles, however:

After installing iTunes, browse to find usbaapl64.inf (usually in C: \ Program Files \ Common Files \ Apple \ Mobile Device Support \ Drivers folder), then right click -> context menu, install. Remove Apple Mobile Dev Support. Install ASUS Ai Charger (ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/misc/utils) install Apple Mobile Dev Support (you can extract from instalki iTunes) If there are 3 prompts ‘ found new hardware` – will work.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:19:30 +0000

I installed iTunes 10.2.1 on my Windows Server 2003 R2, SP2 by editing the properties of iTunesSetup.exe so that it ran in compatibility mode. I got a message during the install stating “Apple Mobile Device Support requires that your computer is running Windows XP SP2 or newer.” I just clicked OK on this message and the install completed successfully. Thanks for that tip.

By: Randy

Randy — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:45:49 +0000

Thank you very much! I have been hacking at this for several weeks and then found your site today. Worked great. Sending you good karma.

By: Rob Houston

Rob Houston — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:12:25 +0000

Thank you! Worked like a champ! Easy!

By: Pravin

Pravin — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:57:52 +0000

Finally with the release of iTunes 10 it is all good, installed fine, except iPod Service failed to start to which I did a “Ignore” and completed the install. From services.msc, selected iPod Service and used Administrator account in the Log On tab.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:21:56 +0000

Just run the .exe in XP compatibility mode and add an administrator account for the ipod service.

By: Blue

Blue — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:25:09 +0000

Works great, on server 2k3 on a domain… i just used the username and password for the domain with admin rights to everything and itunes.msi finished the installation…

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:28:55 +0000

Got this same problem myself, had to add the Administrator account itself to get this to work. Tried doing it using another Admin account I created that was not logged in and added the account to the service. it would run, sit at CPU 49-50% for about 5 seconds in task manager and then quit. So if it doesn’t work one way, try the other. This worked with the latest 9.2.1.

By: Mulder

Mulder — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:11:24 +0000

This works for me:

> Create a new user, that you are not logged on as, add them to the administrators > group, add them to the service. It will grant them logon as service right and
> click start… then complete the install…

Thank you all !!

Greetings from Austria