iTunes has upgraded beyond my OS and won't work

[Hoogstraten]

Evidently through automatic upgrades my iTunes has upgraded itself to version 7.7.1 - I just tried to open it and got a pop up window telling me that in order to use iTunes I need OS 10.4.9 (I have 10.4.6). How could it have downloaded for an OS that it won't work with? I don't feel like shelling out the bucks for the OS upgrade, and when I tried to install an older version of iTunes, I got another pop up window telling me I couldn't because a newer version was already installed. I'm afraid that if I dump the newer one I'll lose all my tunes.
Any suggestions?

Thanks -

 

[Tallest Skil]

Update your OS. It's not that hard. And it's freaking free. 10.x.x updates are free. 10.x updates aren't. I take it you haven't updated since you got your machine.

 

[Schtumple]

Updating to 10.4.9 (well actually 10.4.11) is a free software update, not a purchasable upgrade.

10.5 is a OS upgrade, hope that helps.

 

[Hoogstraten]

I couldn't find any free upgrades for 10.4.9 - they all wanted money - $449. Where can I find a free one? I googled "free download OS 10.4.9"

 

[Tallest Skil]

It's in Software update; you don't go BUY it! Apple Menu, Software Update.

You'll have around seventy updates to apply if you've haven't even run the thing since you got it.

 

[Hoogstraten]

Thanks, Tallest Ski,
What can I say - I'm a luddite.

 

[ikna]

Upgrade incompatible with other software....

It's all well if you don't have other software to be concerned about. The Adobe CS suite won't work either with a later OS than 10.4.6, and I don't have the money to upgrade them.

I have read on another forum that if I install itunes 7.2 (older version), then it will work on OS 10.4.6. Has anyone tried that?

 

[ultimateceej]

Thanks, Tallest Ski,
What can I say - I'm a luddite.

I'm curious about how many updates you actually did have!