Download JTunes here
I finally got around to finishing my iTunes Windows Service Installer which can be downloaded bellow.
JTunes Version 1.0
JTunes was created to make the job of installing and launching iTunes as a Windows Service as simple as possible. This means that iTunes will then start before anyone even logs onto the computer allowing you to play
your music as soon as your computer boots up. Once you launch JTunes you will see the main control panel from here you can install/uninstall start/stop the JTunes service.
Fields
iTunes Executable (.exe): JTunes will make a good effort to find the path to your iTunes exe file but if it cannot find it you can manually select it by clicking on the select button to the right of it.
Computer Name: This is your computer network name. if this is already filled in you don’t need to touch it.
Run iTunes as (Account): You should select your username here as JTunes needs to be logged in as you in order to access your music collection.
Account Password Type here your Windows login password again this is so JTunes service can log in as you to play your tracks (*).
Buttons
Install/Uninstall: This will install or uninstall the JTunes service not the program itself.
Start/Stop: For starting or stopping the service. One thing is when the service is running you will be unable to start iTunes as only one instance can be running at a time so if you need to access the UI you can stop the service from here and then start it again.
if you find any bugs or have any queries drop us an email at clearz@gmail.com
Edit: 27 July 2010. I have cleaned up the code and ironed out a few bugs so it should work on more platforms now.
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Hi
This utility would be really handy, but on running the MSI it does nothing. I’ve checked for new services, nothing, and in program files, nothing. Am I missing something?, as this would be extremely handy. Thanks for any reply, and your efforts im solving this itunes service issue….
Thanks again
Craig
This tool looks really neat, but I’m skeptical of running a service on my computer like this without being able to see the source code and verify that it isn’t opening any back doors or doing anything else shady. Do you have plans to release it opensource?
doh… can’t believe I missed the source link! nm
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It does not stay started. In the Event viewer I get:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: JTunes Service
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0
Date: 5/31/2010
Time: 3:12:05 PM
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER
Description:
Service cannot be started. System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at JTunesServiceManager.JTunesService.OnStart(String[] args)
at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.ServiceQueuedMainCallback(Object state)
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Is a particular version of C# or Windows required? I’ve upgraded to the latest iTunes.
Hi
This utility would be really handy, but on running the MSI it does nothing. I’ve checked for new services, nothing, and in program files, nothing. Am I missing something?, as this would be extremely handy. Thanks for any reply, and your efforts im solving this itunes service issue….
Thanks again
Craig
Hi
I just installed the service on my windows 7 ultimate machine and have some issues.
The service seems to install just fine as the install items list checks all green and finishes with success, but when I checked on the service it is stopped. I tried to start it again after a reboot and it terminates during startup phase. The event log returns:
Service cannot be started. System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() at JTunesServiceManager.JTunesService.OnStart(String[] args) at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.ServiceQueuedMainCallback(Object state)
I installed as my regular user account which is a local admin and I also tried installing it as Administrator with the same result.
Please let me know if I might be missing any kind of prerequisites or so.
Thanks
Lisa
Lisa you seem to be getting that message because it cannot find iTunes.exe. Make sure that you are pointing it to the right file.
Hey, good job, works fine to start itunes as a service, but how can i import music discs without beeing logged in? i’ve turned on the option to import discs automatically in itunes, but this doesn’t work.
any ideas?
thanks a lot
Woot.. Thanks its works… so coool
thanks from the Netherlands
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Thanks!
Worked for me, but only after I moved my iTunes library files to the default location of users/%user%/My Music/iTunes.
Is there any way to customise the library location (eg by registry key?)
I agree with Frosty in that I require the iTunes Library to be in a different location from users/%user%/My Music/iTunes. As my iTunes Library is over 500GB and is on a 8TB external storage device.
Hi ClearZ,
Great program that just works and almost gives me the perfect solution for my needs! I too have the challenge that my music files are held on a NAS device and not the “local” file structure under users/%user%/My Music/iTunes
Is there a simple workaround? sadly I’m not a coder an therefore can’t take the source and make changes.
Many Thanks
Brian
When I try to install JTunes on 64 bit Windows 7 it won’t accept a user name without a log on password and yet when I apply a password to an administrator account and try to use it it says that the log on isn’t correct and won’t install the service. Anyone any suggestion as to what I might be dong wrong?
Hi sjdigital
1) You cannot start a windows service with an account that does not have a password. This goes for any windows service not just this one.
2)If you want to install this using a different account that has a password you will first need to log into this account using the new password and run itunes in their for the first time so that it will then be set up under this account.
3)If you run this using an account other than your main windows account make sure that it can access all your music from within iTunes because it will not have access to it by default
This utility does not appear to function. I am running iTunes 10.0.1 on WHS SP2. I installed JTunes and configured it using the local administrator account and password. It starts cleanly and the application event log indicates it started. Task manager shows a running instance of iTunes, although its memory usage is substantially less than that of the normal iTunes client: 50MB versus 86MB. The library on the WHS machine is shared and is also linked to two Apple TVs. It is not visible to iTunes clients on other machines nor to the Apple TVs when run as a service. When run as a normal client on the WHS machine, it works perfectly.
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I have a similar problem as Cliff, when run as a service with Jtunes I cannot see a shared library on a client PC running iTunes. If I stop the service and run iTunes on my WHS, the shared library pops up on the client.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Stephan
I agree with Frosty and Robert Urwin: although I changed the iTunes Media Folder path to a different place, jtunes uses the default path in users/%user%/My Music/iTunes. This is a great limitation for me.
Any Idea how to fix this problem?
I have the same issue as Stephan and Cliff. I am using iTunes 10.1.
Jtunes starts up just fine. but I cannot see the library on apple tv unless I stop jtunes and start itunes as a client.
Has anyone found a solution for this?
I noticed that when iTunes is running as a client (not jtunes) the following process is running: AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe.
This is not running when jtunes is running.
Per applet it ” Listens for commands to help iTunes communicate with devices”
I tried adding it as a service. But, although the service is running, the process starts then stops imediately. It is contstanly running when the itunes client is up and running. I do not know if this has something to do with the fact my library doesnt show up when running jtunes. But it sounds like it could.
I have the same issue as Stephan and Cliff. Started up as a service and iTunes.exe process running will not share my library. Starting iTunes normally on my WHS I see my shared libraries instantly.
Thanks for this great peice of software. It works perfectley on my WHS for streaming movies to my AppleTV2. I have a recommendation though that I think would make a great addition. If you could add a feature that would automatically add movies from a folder to your itunes library that would be perfect. There are a few programs out there that do it now but they cannot do it when itunes is running.
I’m having the same issue as a couple of others who have posted here. The iTunes service is running on my windows home server (itunes.exe shows up in the running processes list), but my shared library isn’t showing up on the network. When I kill the service and start itunes manually, the shared library shows up. If anyone has solved this, I’d appreciate if you could share your solution here. Thanks.
Hi Everybody, Just want to let you all know your issues have been noted and although I don’t have the time to work on this app at the moment, I will look into implementing every fix/update mentioned above at a future date.
Good afternoon
I have just installed iTunes and JTunes on my HP WHS, and after configuring as per the instructions above the JTunes service is up and running fine, but there no iTunes process running and therefore my library does not show up on any of my other computers. If I stop the JTunes Service and start iTunes manually – the libary shows up fine.
Any ideas – have I missed anything in the set up?
Hey your Jtunes works flawless on my Windows 2008 R2 server. GREAT APP. THANK YOU!
@Jess
Make sure the account you are running iTunes as a service under is the same that you are launching iTunes in when it works. Otherwise a different profile is in play and your iTunes as a service is pointing to a different library!
Check this out too:’
http://goolier.com/index.php/2010/itunes-10-on-windows-server-2003-or-home-server/
The software installed and ran fine on my Windows Home Server PP3. Thank you for a great utility!
The only thing is on my server I have no sound device, so when I start itunes manually, I get an error about my sound output from itunes which I have to click ok to get itunes started. Obviously this is going to hold up itunes when it runs as a process…!
Is there a way around this? Or do I need to install a usb sound card (no room for internal)?
Thank you
Awesome app, works perfect with latest iTunes and windows 7
Hey ClearZ, Awesome Service! Just installed on my Win7 Ultimate 64bit without a hitch. Works perfectly. Thanks a million!
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I tried installing in on Windows 7 64bit.. But during the install on of the service, I get an error, sying that the network name is no longer in use… It selects the Computer name correctly, and I get the green tick for login and password.
Anybody have any ideas.
Great app but I need to be able to modify where my music is stored as it sits on a Drobo… Has anyone figured this out yet?
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Cannot see the download link for jtunes
Same as last post from David…
I cannot see the download link and a Google search to find the download elsewhere is coming up empty.
Can anyone with a link or the code help?
To those of you having problems finding the links, I did a WordPress update and it broke the file links but they are now fixed. You can find the links at the bottom of the post.
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For those of you trying to figure out where to put your library so iTunes sees it…
You don’t have to move your library! In iTunes, go to File->Add Folder to Library-> choose your Data drive, then the shares folder, then your music folder. Hit enter, and iTunes will start adding all of your files!
Hope this helps someone, as it confused me for some time because I was trying to go through the preferences/advanced tab in iTunes to change my home folder, and it never did anything.
Good luck,
Mike
thanks
Works great!! well done, you are the best!!
Now i dont need to start itunes no more =)
Mike B. you are a genius! since i have all my music on a NAS it was reading the directory structure correctly, but adding the files to itunes using the nas directory path (something like \\nas\musicfolder\ worked!
Jtunes
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I’ve installed jtunesservice on WHS 2011 but the button “start” stays greyed out, i can’t start iTunes as a service.
Love that little app! I was wondering if you could make a button that would say “stop AND run itunes” and would not pop up any dialog box, but just launch iTunes. It is a very minor inconvenience, but currently, to launch iTunes, you have to launch jTunes, click Stop, click OK on the dialog box (“The Jtunes server has stopped running”) and then click on run itunes. That’s 3 clics, where one click would work just as well. Just a thought. But thanks for the app, it is wonderful!