Apple fixes BSOD problem it caused with iTunes 8

I love the advice on this one: " If you installed iTunes 8 on Windows Vista and if you experienced a blue screen of death (BSOD) crash, then you may want this update . Yeah, you might. :) Symptoms After installing iTunes 8 for Windows, some users may see a blue screen error message when connecting iPhone or iPod to a Windows Vista computer. In some cases, the computer may immediately restart when connecting iPhone or iPod to the computer. The quality of Apple's Windows solutions continues to amaze. And not in a good way. In order to fix this problem, you have to literally uninstall iTunes and the Apple Mobile Device Support software and then download the new version of iTunes 8 that Apple quietly updated last night. Unreal. Thanks Howard D.

Paul Thurrott

September 12, 2008

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I love the advice on this one: "If you installed iTunes 8 on Windows Vista and if you experienced a blue screen of death (BSOD) crash, then you may want this update. Yeah, you might. :)

Symptoms

After installing iTunes 8 for Windows, some users may see a blue screen error message when connecting iPhone or iPod to a Windows Vista computer. In some cases, the computer may immediately restart when connecting iPhone or iPod to the computer.

The quality of Apple's Windows solutions continues to amaze. And not in a good way.

In order to fix this problem, you have to literally uninstall iTunes and the Apple Mobile Device Support software and then download the new version of iTunes 8 that Apple quietly updated last night.

Unreal.

Thanks Howard D.

About the Author

Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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