iTunes needs to update Outlook? WTF?

I am installing iTunes 7.0.1 because they still have the best selection of music (though admittedly, I burn them to CD and immediately rip everything in MP3 to strip them of DRM).  When I installed it today, I got this curious complaint from the installer:

Why the %&*$( is Apple updating Outlook?  Anyone have an ideas?

 

Comments:

It isn't that iTunes is updating Outlook, it is that iTunes wants to update (probably a DLL) that is being used by Outlook (not necessarily part of the product).

Ross (Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 )

I bet it has something to do with QuickTime.

Kelly D. Jones (Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 )

It's because of the "iTunes Outlook Addin" that's installed. Go to Tools/Options/Other/Advanced Options/COM AddIns and you'll see it. A quick probe of my registry indicates that it's using some Outlook Calendaring services. I have disabled it from attaching at startup. Its ProgID is "iTunesOutlookAddin.CalendarHelper.1". From OLEView I see that it is a dual-interfaced component that also implements IConnectionPointContainer so it must be subscribing to Outlook Calendaring events.

Bill Craun (Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 )

So there is Shareware and Freeware.

iTunes is Terroristware - it does things to your system without your permission.

iTunes is eeeevil!!!!

Sahil Malik (Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 )

"It's because of the "iTunes Outlook Addin" that's installed"

What the ...? Have Apple gone crazy?

Ross (Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 )

It looks like the Outlook Addin is to allow you to sync your Calendar and Address Book to your iPod.

<sarcasm>Whaaa? And I thought it was just a music, photo and video player!</sarcasm>

Shawn Wildermuth (Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 )

()&*^^&& )_(&*^*&&*"£@~##

......and kill Apple

John Archer (Posted Saturday, June 23, 2007 )

P.S. Bill Craun, Thanks for the info. You are very helpful. Clearly, a good man. :)

John Archer (Posted Saturday, June 23, 2007 )

It's apparently a plugin for the iphone.

David (Posted Monday, August 06, 2007 )


 



 
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