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Is there any way to prevent iTunes from starting under XP when an iPhone is plugged in? Using iTunes v 9. Usually I just want to charge my phone and don't want iTunes to start.

Note: Exact dup of this question - except this is for v9 on Windows. The answer in the related question doesn't work for me.

Stevoisiak
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Marcus Leon
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Have you tried disabling "Itunes Helper" (ituneshelper.exe) ?

It's a program launched at startup. To disable it, use msconfig or any program that helps with managing startup programs (Startup Control Panel for instance).

You could also use iTunesBooster (not free though). From their FAQ:

Why would I want to disable / delete iTunesHelper?

iTunesHelper is a service used by iTunes to determine when an iPod is plugged in, so it can automatically launch iTunes. The iTunesHelper service unfortunately eats up a non-trivial amount of your computers available processing power - all of the time, not just when iTunes is running. iTunesBooster disables and deletes iTunesHelper, thus removing the significant performance impact that installing iTunes may have placed upon your computer.

Snark
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From Preventing Automatic Syncing :

You can prevent iPhone from syncing automatically when you connect iPhone to a computer other than the one you usually sync with.

Turn off automatic syncing for iPhone:

Connect iPhone to your computer. In iTunes, select iPhone in the sidebar, then click the Summary tab. Deselect “Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected.” You can still sync by clicking the Sync button.

Prevent automatic syncing for all iPhones and iPods:

In iTunes choose iTunes > Preferences (on a Mac) or Edit > Preferences (on a PC), click Devices, and select “Disable automatic syncing for all iPhones and iPods.”

If this checkbox is selected, iPhone won’t sync automatically, even if “Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected” is selected in the Summary pane.

Prevent automatic syncing one time, without changing settings:

Open iTunes, connect iPhone to your computer, then press and hold Command-Option (on a Mac) or Shift-Control (on a PC) until you see iPhone appear in the sidebar.

Sync manually:

In iTunes, select iPhone in the sidebar, then click Sync in the bottom-right corner of the window. Or, if you’ve changed any sync settings, click Apply.

harrymc
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With iTunes on, go to your phone in the devices menu. Under the Summary Tab > Options there is a check box: "Open iTunes when this iPhone is connected"..... I assume this is turned off?

th-Inker
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try running this as batch file when you log into windows - I use it for my iPod Touch:

@echo off
net stop "Apple Mobile Device"
net stop "iPod Service"
net stop "Bonjour Service"
sean e
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th-Inker is right - on the summary tab when your iphone is selected in itunes, there's an option to 'open itunes when this phone is connected'.

but - if you've already selected 'manually sync' in the preferences, this option is greyed out. so turn auto-sync back on, and then you can disable auto-open. But you apparently can't have it both ways. Apple won't let you. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa;jsessionid=0FD67A05C246D1D1966DB744A4D72B35.node0?messageID=11660068&#11660068

Rob
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