I don't have a my music folder...

Amigu

I've installed itunes onto my computer but it won't load. Everytime I try to load the program it says

"The folder iTunes cannot be found or created and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the Music folder."

Now the trouble shooting faq says the following:

Download and install Tweak UI from the Microsoft PowerToys website at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

I am then meant to:

1) In the column on the left, click on the plus symbol (+) next to My Computer and select Special Folders.

2) In the right pane under Special Folders, choose My Music from the Folder pop-up menu.

3) Click the Change Location button. You may see a warning message appear with precautions for changing this setting; after reviewing the message, click Yes.

4) In the resulting window, browse for the My Music folder as described in step 1, and click OK.

Now the problem for me lies in step 2) because when I click the right pane there is no My Music to chose from the folder pop up menu!

I've tried just creating a My Music folder in the My Documents folder but it doesn't register. I assume that's because simply naming a normal folder "My Music" doesn't automatically give it the properties of the My Music folder they want.

What to do?

Seeks

Try creating an "iTunes" folder inside of the My Music folder.

Amigu

Nope that didn't work

Amigu

Does anybody have a solution for this? It's really bumming me out because it means I can't use my ipod ):

admanb

Have you tried holding the shift key when you double-click to start iTunes? It's supposed to allow you to change the location of the library.

FightTest

Have you tried running iTunes as administrator? It seems odd that it would say it cannot create the folder.

tribenet

Create the My Music folder in C:\Documents and Settings\<USER>\My Documents\

Then run "regedit" and browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\. You should see a bunch of values (like My Video, My Pictures, etc)

Right-click on the right pane, and create a new String value inside that folder. Name it "My Music".

Double-click on My Music and set its data to "C:\Documents and Settings\<USER>\My Documents\My Music"

Hope this helps!

Amigu

tribenet wrote: »

Create the My Music folder in C:\Documents and Settings\<USER>\My Documents\

Then run "regedit" and browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\. You should see a bunch of values (like My Video, My Pictures, etc)

Right-click on the right pane, and create a new String value inside that folder. Name it "My Music".

Double-click on My Music and set its data to "C:\Documents and Settings\<USER>\My Documents\My Music"

Hope this helps!

This followed by this:

admanb wrote: »

Have you tried holding the shift key when you double-click to start iTunes? It's supposed to allow you to change the location of the library.

Did the trick. Thanks a lot dudeguys!