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VISTA 64 not supported by iTunes/iPhone

coreynuro said:
I'm running xp x64 as well and cant do anything with my phone right now. apple needs to get a fix out for this ASAP or they are going to have a pretty good number of pissed off customers
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No they don't. There are maybe and this is a BIG maybe 0.1% of all iPhone owners using the 64 bit version of Vista. You are by far a very very small minority and there are many more important things to fix before that. Good grief, get some perspective. Next thing you know some Redhat user will be on here whining about how the iPhone doesn't work on Redhat - no wait, they wouldn't whine or bitch about it, they'd just write their own work around or would have been smart enough to check compatibility BEFORE purchasing it.

That being said, it will most likely be fixed in a future update but it is by no means anything close to resembling a priority.
 
pr5owner said:
do you think ALL mac users are up todate with technology? ALOT of mac users are still using 10.3.x because they simply dont wish to pay over $100USD to get a new os that does nothing for them, those people can do everything they NEED to with their current OS.

i agree that the avg MAC power user will upgrade right away (i work in tech support and the tech that called me once said he upgraded all his mac's within 10 mins of 10.4.9 comming out, too bad for him 10.4.9 had compatibility issues with the software he was using)

it was said approx 25% of users still use 10.3.x

apple is forcing money out of your pockets, not all people will just look the other way
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No one forced you to buy the iPhone. You can't expect to use every device that comes along if you're not willing to keep up with technology. I, for one, accept this and have no problem with it. Take for example AppleTV... I am perfectly happy with my Sony Wega TV but it does not have the right technology to connect to AppleTV. Do you think I should bitch about it because Apple didn't make it backward compatible? Of course not! If I really wanted AppleTV, I would need to upgrade my television as it's no longer considered the latest technology.

Based on your complaint, I should have made a huge fuss when I couldn't play DVDs in my VCR and it required me to upgrade to an actual DVD player. Same goes for CDs & tape cassettes. Get a life, keep up with the times, and quit your whining.
 
mjs975s said:
No they don't. There are maybe and this is a BIG maybe 0.1% of all iPhone owners using the 64 bit version of Vista. You are by far a very very small minority and there are many more important things to fix before that. Good grief, get some perspective. Next thing you know some Redhat user will be on here whining about how the iPhone doesn't work on Redhat - no wait, they wouldn't whine or bitch about it, they'd just write their own work around or would have been smart enough to check compatibility BEFORE purchasing it.

That being said, it will most likely be fixed in a future update but it is by no means anything close to resembling a priority.
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i agree, Apple making the iPhone windows compatible is a courtesy at best, they know that mac users love to upgrade to a new OS. I'm also sure they realize how SCARED windows users are of changing anything on there machines seeing how unstable the OS is. DON'T write back that it isn't, you all know it is, Vista is a train wreck and never should have been released in ANY of the 27 versions offered.
 
mjs975s said:
No one forced you to buy the iPhone. You can't expect to use every device that comes along if you're not willing to keep up with technology. I, for one, accept this and have no problem with it. Take for example AppleTV... I am perfectly happy with my Sony Wega TV but it does not have the right technology to connect to AppleTV. Do you think I should bitch about it because Apple didn't make it backward compatible? Of course not! If I really wanted AppleTV, I would need to upgrade my television as it's no longer considered the latest technology.

Based on your complaint, I should have made a huge fuss when I couldn't play DVDs in my VCR and it required me to upgrade to an actual DVD player. Same goes for CDs & tape cassettes. Get a life, keep up with the times, and quit your whining.
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A buddy of mine got caught up in the OS upgrade net. He didn't mind having to buy the upgrade - although the timing of this is pretty crappy considering that Leopard is due in a matter of weeks - but it did cause immense trouble when setting up his phone. If only the Apple store clerks had said something about it!

Almost everyone knew you had to download the new version of iTunes. It even said so in the instructions that came with the iPhone. But nowhere did they say that OS 10.3 users had to upgrade to 10.4. Poor customer service, IMHO.

As Tiger is about to be superseded, I think Apple could've at least given a discount against Leopard for those upgrading because of the iPhone. Or even included Tiger for free. They're profit margin reportedly is 55% on iPhones, so bundling Tiger with the iPhone wouldn't have been a great hardship.
 
hmmm.

Now I know that people love the Mac and the Os, BUT, unfortunately for Mr Jobs, Windoze, be it XP or indeed Vista is still installed on a massively wider customer base than is Leopard or any Mac OS.

So, based on the principle of economics, there is a choice. As a lot of Vista users are migrating to 64 bit so as to support larger memory pools, it may make a tad more sense to support it rather than put a black bag over his head, stick his fingers in his ears and go LA LA LA LA LA.

Cmon Mr Mac man, you have a lot of supporters for the IPOD/Iphone, but we don't all use macs.

So, lets feel that love :D

Trolls, please beware, there is a deep pit filled with ravenous Alligators beneath this post. Oh yeh, the Troll pit is open for business.

regards

Zuru
 
Fix for 64bit Windows XP Pro

Windows XP Pro 64bit fix for iTunes 8.2

Fix includes......
*CD\Driver fix
*iPhone/ipod's Working with 64bit


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1.) Remove iTunes if installed and remove all apple software related to iTunes

2.) Extract zip files in to folder

3.) Install "GEAR Driver Installer.exe"

4.) Go to "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers"

5.) Create "C:\WINDOWS\Sysnative\drivers"

6.) Copy "GEARAspiWDM.sys" to "C:\WINDOWS\Sysnative\drivers"

7.) Install "AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi"

8.) Wait till install is complete then install "iTunes64.msi"

9.) Restart Computer

10.) Enyjoy




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Weird. I have Vista 64 and iTunes and my iphone work fine.

iTunes has a couple quirks. Every now and then it runs slow or ignores clicking on the X to close, but eventually complies.

I've been using Vista 64 with iTunes since March. I used it to upgrade to 3.0 firmware. I haven't had any driver issues either.

EDIT: Duh. I didn't realize this thread was 2 years old!! LOL at myself.
 
I know this post is old but still... I need help!

I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate x64, and installed itunes x64. the first time I tried to synch my Ipod Touch i got a message saying the driver wasn't digitally signed...

I have not been able to make it work.... I don't see the ipod in itunes I go to the Device Manager and only if I turn the ipod on it shows an Apple mobile device usb, after a while it just disappear from the device manager...

Is there a place where I can download a driver that works? Please tell me....

HELP HELP HELP!!
 
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