Verizon Wireless
September 30, 2005 4:05 PM PDT
iTunes 5.0.1 Special Report: Release Notes, update recommendations
On September 20th, Apple iTunes 5.0.1, solving a number of major issues with the 5.0 release (see our special report, Troubleshooting iTunes 5.0).
Apple's release notes indicate only that the new version has "several stability improvements."
The new release is available through Software Update or as a 13.8 MB standalone Web download.
As usual, make sure that the iTunes application is located in the appropriate folder (/Applications) before applying this update.
Index:
- Release Notes, update recommendations
- Cannot burn MIDI files
- Distorted/scratchy or popping sound sound
- iPod not recognized
- iTunes refuses to quit
- iTunes will not launch
- Old version of iTunes being opened
- Problems downloading through Software Update
- Some CD drives unable to import/play tracks; slow importing
- Problems synchronizing with music files on external drives
- Some music in library missing
- See the iTunes 5.0 special report for more workarounds
