February 26, 2010 11:49 AM

iTunes 8 Causes Windows Vista Problems

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Not everyone is rocking to the new iTunes 8 released Tuesday. An informal poll on ZDNet suggests that a problem with the latest edition of the Apple media player is affecting some, but not all, users of the software on Microsoft's Windows Vista.

Users on an Apple forum reported seeing the so-called blue screen of death (BSOD) on their desktops running Windows Vista with iTunes 8 installed. The BSOD problem occurs shortly after connecting their iPods and iPhones.

A second, more subtle effect is that their CD/DVD drives "disappear."

ZDNet's Ed Bott offers a look at the upgrades or changes in iTunes 8.

Removing other USB devices, such as Webcams and printers, appears to resolve the problem, for the moment. Users on the forum speculate that there is an incompatibility between Apple and USB products from LogicTech and HP, as well as disc-burning software from Roxio.

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by rem94 June 9, 2009 10:09 PM EDT
I think the problem is Itunes' compatibility with Vista and some Ipod models here because my Ipod video has no problem on both of my computers running Vista and XP but my 30 GB Classic Ipod causes Vista to crash and but runs without problem on XP.
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by viscor September 12, 2008 5:43 AM EDT
You have to love the Microsoft haters. Apple releases a product that causes the BSOD and people are blaming Microsoft. Go figure.
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by republic1776 September 12, 2008 4:53 AM EDT
VISTA is a Pig in lipstick.
I made the mistake of upgrading my users almost a year and a half ago. I been buying XP again.
Vista is bloated, buggy, but it''s pretty.
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by republic1776 September 12, 2008 4:50 AM EDT
Microsoft could play dirty pool by causing app crashes.
MS Code is protected by copyright, so there is no way to prove the crash was intentional.
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by realityzone September 12, 2008 4:28 AM EDT
It should be the other way around, no mercy for vi$ta.
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by govwatch-2009 September 12, 2008 2:01 AM EDT
Nothing new here. I removed itoons along time ago due to interference with several programs, including abode video products. I will never put it back in my computer. Many better programs available to manage your ipod, so free and you can copy your song off the ipod to a computer. What a concept!!!
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by hypnotoad72 September 11, 2008 9:35 PM EDT
Qicktime player, or the last time I bothered with it, installed in such a way that if you try to uninstall it, it would prevent even Windows XP from being operational.

Apple likes to claim they''re better. Other companies make programs that don''t cripple Windows. Even Microsoft can! Why can''t Apple. Because they want people to go to their platform instead. The one they won''t let people clone and laughingly try to sue (think IBM vs Compaq in 1981; Apple hasn''t got a chance... or clue) but I digress.

So, fine. Let Apple make *** software. What happens if Microsoft makes Mac Office bad in a way that cripples it if you try to use (or remove) it?
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by neo268 September 11, 2008 9:13 PM EDT
You mean Vista causes iTunes 8 Problems.
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by ryantimestwo September 11, 2008 9:09 PM EDT
Also, it looks like the fixes people have supplied so far all involve apple files from a previous release. Looks like itunes8 was rushed!
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by ryantimestwo September 11, 2008 9:04 PM EDT
As it is directly in line with what I do at work... I wonder if Apple tested iTunes (practically a virus anyways) against various configurations of Windows machines. I never have issues with my Zune or the Zune client on my PC. In fact, I can purchase music DRM free from Zune OR get a subscription so that I can listen to whatever I want, as many times as I want without having to pay any more than my subscription fee.

More poor testing from Apple. Do not blame Vista for this, Apple decided to ship a crashy product in time for their "dangerous cult-of-personality" product unveilings in SF.
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