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iTunes update for Windows Vista addresses BSOD

By Robert Vamosi on 15 September 2008

Tags: apple | iphone | itunes | vista | webcam | windows | windows vista | issue | driver | recommendation

Apple has issued an update for iTunes 8 that specifically addresses problems experienced by Windows Vista users, and issued general recommendations for Windows XP and Vista users experiencing sync issues with iPhone and iPod touch devices.

Since its release earlier in the week, iTunes 8 has bedevilled some Windows Vista users with the so-called blue screen of death, or BSOD, and other issues. Speculation has focused on an incompatibility with USB devices, such as webcams and printers.

In a support post, Apple recommends that Windows Vista users experiencing difficulty should uninstall iTunes 8 and, after rebooting the computer, reinstall the updated application. (You can download the updated iTunes 8 for Windows from CNET.com.au Downloads.)

Also on Friday, Apple posted recommendations regarding problems experienced by Windows XP and Windows Vista users when syncing the iPhone or iPod Touch devices containing saved photos. Apple says that "while any driver software could be a factor, updating the software drivers for Logitech QuickCam/webcam products, Lexmark scanners and some built-in media card reader drivers on the computer may solve this issue in a majority of cases".

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robynlou
15/09/2008 07:34 PM

Ihave new phone and the blue tooth doesnot acept blue tooth sent pictures from a nockia phone

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Mrs Hobler (3rd Grade Teacher)
16/09/2008 03:52 PM

Dear Robynlou, Please refrain from using the English language in future. Over the years, English has taken quite a beating, and it hasn't risen to become one of the most widely used and accepted languages in the world - only to be beaten to a bloody pulp mess by your good self. So, time permitting, read a dictionary, or check your computer settings to make sure you haven't got 'sticky keys' enabled.

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KG Teacher
16/09/2008 07:10 PM

hey Mrs Hobgoblins that was harsh if inept people like you know English it does not mean you can refrain any body from writing yours bloody language ...ok

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Mrs Hobler (3rd Grade Teacher)
22/09/2008 11:18 AM

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