This afternoon I tried to start iTunes on my home computer and discovered that the icon that I keep in my task bar has gone missing. Same for the Start Menu icon. Digging deeper, I found that the executable is gone too, though the DLLs and my music are still there.
Now I remember that the new auto-update process kicked in last night to update iTunes and Quicktime, so maybe it failed. Either that or iTunes has figured out that my new Zune will arrive next week. Apparently some new sites will be launched with the Zune. Check this one out and click on the tall robot. The people-eating gumby creatures are fun too.
Update: I guess I won’t be reinstalling iTunes after all, or at least not easily. In case you can’t read the text of the error message below, it says "A later version of iTunes is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue."
Update 2: Video iPod for sale. Available late next week.
Update 3: The new updater doesn’t actually run the install program. My shortcuts didn’t point to the install program so they didn’t run the install program as iTunes expected. When I noticed that the installer had created new shortcuts, I was able to complete the installation.
Update 4: Video iPod still for sale, available late next week.