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    make the play,stop,forward,backward buttons work with itunes

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jdmwol2ks, May 29, 2008.

  1. jdmwol2ks

    jdmwol2ks Notebook Enthusiast

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    so i'm an itunes user and i noticed that those buttons only work when i have my itunes box openned, but when i used wmp i could have the player minimized and still be able to use those functions is it possible for me to make it so that i can use those buttons when itunes is in the background?

    thanks
     
    jdmwol2ks, May 29, 2008
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  2. Mr.Brightside

    Mr.Brightside Notebook Evangelist

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    very simple: locate

    C:\Users\your user\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunes Plug-ins

    and unzip this file and upload it in there
    restart itunes
    done!
     

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    Mr.Brightside, May 29, 2008
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  3. emedici

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    WOW, That was great Mr. Brightside. Where did you get that? It's perfect. Thax a lot.
     
    emedici, May 29, 2008
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  4. Mr.Brightside

    Mr.Brightside Notebook Evangelist

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    days and days of long long loooong research, suddenly in like the 10th page of google i found that sweet pluggin!!
     
    Mr.Brightside, May 29, 2008
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  5. jdmwol2ks

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    omg sweet! thanks a million! i can finally take advantage of those buttons!
     
    jdmwol2ks, May 29, 2008
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  6. Mr.Brightside

    Mr.Brightside Notebook Evangelist

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    well, if i was helpful for you guys you may consider rep me ;)
     
    Mr.Brightside, May 29, 2008
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  7. gaanee

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    Does it work with iTunes only or any media player?

     
    gaanee, Jul 8, 2008
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  8. mattbieg892

    mattbieg892 Notebook Geek

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    I thought the quickplay buttons did it automatically? I use Mediamonkey, zune and WMP and the buttons all work for those apps in the background

    Nevertheless, great find!
     
    mattbieg892, Jul 8, 2008
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  9. kbrwn

    kbrwn Newbie

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    thanks for this been searching for away to sort out them buttons
     
    kbrwn, Sep 3, 2008
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  10. richardlai

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    Thanks. I can confirm this works for the Dell XPS M1730 as well.
     
    richardlai, Sep 6, 2008
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  11. marymc

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    I've just gotten a HP dv6920 with Vista :)P) and I can't find App Data. Does anyone know if there's anywhere else I can put this file to achieve the same effect? IT'S ANNOYING!!! What good are shiny buttons if they don't work!

    And on another note, Vista just told me I didn't have permission to access a file.

    ON MY OWN COMPUTER. Holy crap. It's sleek and pretty, but it's one bossy robot commander...
     
    marymc, Sep 12, 2008
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  12. runofthedill

    runofthedill Notebook Consultant

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    having same problem. cant find app data.
     
    runofthedill, Sep 13, 2008
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  13. runofthedill

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    nvm found it.
     
    runofthedill, Sep 13, 2008
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  14. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    you can either type it in to the address box or show hidden folders from folder options.
     
    Harper2.0, Sep 13, 2008
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  15. roosta

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    i just searched for itunes plug in. found it straight away.
     
    roosta, Sep 18, 2008
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  16. jec68

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    Do you guys know where to put this on XP for iTunes 8?
     
    jec68, Nov 7, 2008
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    C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes

    I just did it in XP today and it works great!
     
    theseadragon, Nov 7, 2008
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  18. ro3000gt

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    Thanks man its been annoying not being able to get this to work.
     
    ro3000gt, Nov 8, 2008
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  19. Tippey764

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    Oh wow this program is very very nice thanks a bunch for it i didnt even know it existed.
     
    Tippey764, Nov 8, 2008
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    works like a charm in HP pavilion dv6920
     
    decosmos, Dec 7, 2008
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    Thanks man!
    Now I can use my remote ;)
     
    PlatinumSC400, Dec 7, 2008
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  22. pezcore

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    confirmed working for my sony vaio SR-280 :D
     
    pezcore, Apr 3, 2009
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    Thank you Mr. Brights! It took me a good while to locate the file location (thanks to Vista's excellent "security" measures). Alas, I did find it and this worked like a charm. :D
     
    BVI, Sep 9, 2009
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    works amazing, thank you very much :)
     
    dtsai, Oct 19, 2009
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  25. Elisium

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    Dude serious rep for this one! Nice!
     
    Elisium, Nov 5, 2009
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  26. 2.0

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    Great, just what I was looking for! Rep+
     
    2.0, Nov 5, 2009
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