Newer itunes library to older version

[jmedina]

I just got my second PC up and running. Sure, it's 8 years old and running Windows 2000. I just downloaded an older version of itunes a few minutes ago and my second pc is running Windows XP and the latest version of itunes. What I just did was authorize the computer running 2000 and transferred the songs from my XP machine to my 200 via a flash drive. When I put it in and dragged and dropped all the songs and open itunes it says it cannot read the library because it was originally made with a newer version of itunes. Sorry, I think I posted this in the wrong category. How do I solve this?

 

[Droogie]

ehh, you may not be able to unless you have the newest itunes. I know how apple is very controlling like that. Don't know for sure though.

 

[cohen]

how is the version of iTunes?

 

[jmedina]

On the PC running 2000 it is 7.3.2.6. On the XP machine it is running 7.7. Maybe if I made a backup disk, but I don't have any blank cd's.

 

[Droogie]

well if you just transfer the songs as .mp3 files, there should be no problem adding them to the old itunes. Don't transfer the library, transfer the songs.

 

[jmedina]

They are all in MPEG-4 protected file. Except for like 4 songs. I don't get why they can't make them universal. Do you think it would work if I made a backup disk and put it in the PC running 2000. That is what I did when I got my ibook, but I was running the same version my PC was running.