[mcardo99]

I'm having an issue with Windows XP 64 bit and the iPhone 3G.

1. iTunes will not install in Windows XP 64 bit as downloaded, some mods are required. I successfully installed iTunes 8.2.0 in Windows XP 64 bit.

2. I have the iPhone with firmware version 2 and all operations seem to work fine. While upgrading to version 3 my iphone went to recovery mode and windows suddenly could not find its drivers (which was installed previous to beginning the upgrade) The driver went from a single "iPhone" driver under the "Universal Serial bus" to two question marks named "USB device" I quickly went through with the "install driver" using the driver "usbaapl64.inf" provided in the iTunes 8.2.0 installation and would change both "USB device" to "iphone (iboot)..." or something like that but one of the two still showed a question mark and iTunes would not upgrade the iPhone version 2 to version 3.

The iPhone is no concern. What I want to know is why Windows XP 64 bit will not fully support my iphone and all its modes (normal, recovery, etc...) What do I need? What am I missing?

Thank you for taking the time to read this problem, and help out!

UPDATE 06-26-09:
1. I realize I have downloaded and tested iTunes 8.2.0 and the drivers for the iPhone do not recognize the iPhone when the latter is on recovery mode (which is engaged when the iphone firmware is being updated)

2. I would have to try iTunes 8.1.1 and see if it will actually install in XP 64 bit and then test if the drivers work for the iPhone in recovery mode.

3. The system requirements pass. I have also tested the iphone and itunes 8.2.0 in Windows Vista 32 bit and works, tested in Windows Vista 64 bit and works, tested in Windows XP 32 bit and works. My system is overqualified to run itunes and any recent games (I'm insulted by your inquiry below... j/k =P)

UPDATE 6-26-09 AFTERNOON:

iTunes 8.2.0 INSTALLS in XP 64 bit and DETECTS the iPhone just fine. The problem arises when you try to update the firmware and the phone goes into recovery mode. This could be solved by just updating the firmware using another pc, then continue to use regularly using your iTunes 8.2.0 using XP 64 bit. Following this guide will help you.

http://yukichigai.googlepages.com/iphonex64

I would like to find a way of installing iTunes where everything works fine under XP 64 bit! =P
For the moment this guide will do.

Microsoft is really NOT putting enough effort on their new Operating Systems. Win2K was an advance XP was even better and VISTA... well, a tragedy!

[roipatrick]

Did you read the minimum to maximum requirements your PC wants in order to fully support your iphone. Kindly check it out first and kindly update this post.

Good day and God Speed.

[mcardo99]

The iPhone works flawlessly in my system using Windows XP 32 bit, Windows VISTA 32 bit and VISTA 64bit. It is only with Windows XP 64 bit that iTunes has an issue with. Tested and proven by myself and also reported everywhere on the net. So my issue is beyond system requirements, except ofcourse for the operating system (windows xp 64 bit) which is "not supported" by iTUNES. And that is the reason I've posted here. Your itunes downloads claim to be compatible with Windows XP 64 bit, but it is not!

For the skepticals
iTunes System Requirements:

A PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor
Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater
Playing videos purchased on the iTunes Store requires an Intel Pentium D or faster processor
Playing HD-quality videos purchased on the iTunes Store requires a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor
512MB of RAM; 1GB is required to play HD-quality videos
A DirectX 9.0-compatible video card with 32MB of video RAM; 64MB recommended
A QuickTime-compatible audio card
A broadband Internet connection to use the iTunes Store
An iTunes-compatible CD or DVD recorder to create audio CDs, MP3 CDs, or back-up CDs or DVDs

My system specs are as follows:

Asus P5E motherboard
Intel Q6600 quad core cpu 2.4Ghz
6GB DDR 1066mhz ram
ATI 3870 Video Card
HD Sound Card

[slavezero]

sad to say but iTunes is currently not supported in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

[mcardo99]

According to the system requirements in this website iTunes 8.1.1 is supported by XP 64 bit. Can anyone confirm this?

note: I have already tested iTunes 8.2.0 on XP 64 bit and first, I had to modify the "itunes.msi" file for it to install successfully second, it detected the iphone fine except for when the iphone was being updated from version 2 firmware to version 3 firmware, the iphone went on recovery mode and XP 64 bit suddenly couldn't find its driver.

I can conclude by saying that iTunes 8.2.0 IS COMPATIBLE with XP 64 bit. The iPhone driver that comes with it IS COMPATIBLE with XP 64 bit. The problem arises when the iphone goes into recovery mode, then XP 64 bit does not find its driver. But if you are not planning to update the firmware or decide to do it using another PC then you CAN run iTunes 8.2.0 in XP 64 bit just fine!

These are the instructions (they used iTunes 7.6 but can be applied to iTunes 8.2.0)

yukichigai - Making the iPhone work in XP x64 - A guide for lovers

[roipatrick]

Originally Posted by slavezero

sad to say but iTunes is currently not supported in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Yes, this is true........you can install it but it will never run without errors.

[slavezero]

Originally Posted by mcardo99

According to the system requirements in this website iTunes 8.1.1 is supported by XP 64 bit. Can anyone confirm this?

note: I have already tested iTunes 8.2.0 on XP 64 bit and first, I had to modify the "itunes.msi" file for it to install successfully second, it detected the iphone fine except for when the iphone was being updated from version 2 firmware to version 3 firmware, the iphone went on recovery mode and XP 64 bit suddenly couldn't find its driver.

I can conclude by saying that iTunes 8.2.0 IS COMPATIBLE with XP 64 bit. The iPhone driver that comes with it IS COMPATIBLE with XP 64 bit. The problem arises when the iphone goes into recovery mode, then XP 64 bit does not find its driver. But if you are not planning to update the firmware or decide to do it using another PC then you CAN run iTunes 8.2.0 in XP 64 bit just fine!

These are the instructions (they used iTunes 7.6 but can be applied to iTunes 8.2.0)

yukichigai - Making the iPhone work in XP x64 - A guide for lovers

that's great news if anyone can confirm that.

[rorschach]

Ok, I've been beating my keyboard for the last half hour and finally figured out a way to get AMDS for iTunes 8.2 installed and working on my machine. In my case, the .msi was throwing up an error about needing to have SP2 installed (which I do), preventing me from installing the drivers. Here's what I did:

First:
1. Download Microsoft Orca if you don't already have it
2. Extract AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi file from iTunes64.exe (v8.2)
3. Uninstall previous version of Apple Mobile Device Support

Next:
1. Open AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi with Orca
2. Select "LaunchCondition" from the left pane. In the right pane you should see the condition "(VersionNT=501 And ServicePackLevel>=2) Or VersionNT>=600"
3. Edit this condition to read: (VersionNT=501 And ServicePackLevel<=1) Or VersionNT>=501
4. Save and exit Orca. Run AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi and it should now work!

Hope this helps

[Ihsanshade]

I have installed 3.0 firmware using another PC.
Now, its fine, but when i connect again in my Windows XP 64 bits, it doesn't find Iphone, only Iphone camera.
Now, i cant restore my backup from my PC.

If anyone have news, please post here

[Ryykk]

I have tried everything here, iTunes 8.2.1 will install on my computer, and will run fine. It just doesn't recognize my iphone. It all comes down to installing the current version of AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi(AMDS64). My computer says I need a current version of AMDS64. It further says to remove iTunes and AMDS64 then re-install both current versions. Well, the current version will not install, when I modify it an several different ways, all of the one noted here and one of my own, I get error message 2356.

Any suggestions, I love everything else about Windows XP x64.