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If you are experiencing significant issues, including crashes, problems syncing or importing CDs after the update to iTunes 10.1, you may resort to downgrading to iTunes 10.0. To do so, follow these instructions. Mac: If you have a Time Machine backup, simply use it to restore iTunes 10. Otherwise, follow these instructions: First, delete the [...]

If you’re displeased with the new Ping buttons or Ping sidebar (which replaces the previous Genius sidebar) in iTunes 10.0.1 and would like to revert to iTunes 10.0, you can do so using the following process: Mac: If you have a Time Machine backup, simply use it to restore your iTunes 10.0. Otherwise, follow these [...]

Several users have reported an issue in which iTunes 10 exhibits one of the following problems when attempting to burn discs: erroneously displays a message indicating that blank compact discs are not blank when the user attempts to burn a CD using the “Burn Disc” button disc burning fails with the message “Writing Disc Error” [...]

Several users have reported an issue in which iTunes 10 crashes when click on the Apps tab of the sync pane. Fix: Make sure there are apps on the first screen. In most cases, this issue can be solved by simply ensuring that the first screen of apps is not blank, i.e. it must contain [...]

iTunes 10 may generate the error message “The network connection was reset” for some users, especially when attempting to purchase music or other media from the iTunes Store. In most cases, the fix for this issue is to change DNS servers to those offered by OpenDNS as follows: Go to the Apple menu in the [...]

Some Windows users have reported receiving the error message “iPodService Module (32-bit) has encountered a problem and needs to close” after updating to iTunes 10. Fix This problem can generally be resolved via the following procedure: Downgrade to iTunes 9.2.1 Copy the folder Program Files\iPod to a safe location (such as your desktop) Reinstall iTunes [...]

Some users have reported an issue in which they can no longer import MP3 or AAC files from audio CDs after the update to iTunes 10. When this problem occurs, he following behaviors may take place: the Mac OS X Finder recognizes the CD and mounts it, but iTunes rapidly switches between the CD and [...]

Some users have reported an issue in which various editions of Microsoft Outlook (2000, 2003 and 2007) will not launch or close after installing iTunes 10. If you are experiencing a similar issue, remove Apple Mobile Device Support via these instructions (from this: Go to the Start menu and open the Control Panel Choose “Add [...]

Some users have reported an issue in which iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPod and iPod fail to sync after the update to iTunes 10. iTunes may display the error message “An unknown error occured (13010).” There are a number of potential fixes for this issue: Reinstall iTunes. In some cases this issue can be [...]

iTunes 10 sports a significant color scheme shift–the once colorful icons in the left-hand toolbar are now what some users describe as a dull gray. The author of drien.com has developed a hack that returns the colorful icons from iTunes 9.2 to the iTunes 10 interface. Installing the patch requires the following process: Quit iTunes [...]