Apple Re-Releases iTunes 8 For Windows

By Sandip Dedhia on September 16, 2008
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Apple’s iTunes is one of most popular and widely used music player & Music organizer software. Recently Apple announced it’s latest release of iTunes, iTunes 8 at September 2008 keynote event ‘Let’s Rock’.

Many users swamped to download latest iTunes 8 as soon as it was made available, But Some thing went wrong with iTunes 8 on Windows XP and Vista and many users started reporting about Blue Screen of Death on Vista and XP machine (BSOD) when you plugin your iPod or iPhone.

After quick response from Apple it got clear that the critical error, best-known for its blue background, tagged an Apple-provided USB driver (“usbaapl.sys” in the 32-bit version of Vista, “usbaapl64.sys” in the 64-bit edition of the OS) as the culprit. Microsoft’s OS identifies the respective driver as “Apple Mobile Device Support” in Vista’s uninstaller. Check out Apple support page TS2280.

However fixes provided on Apple Support page seems to confused the users, as theres was no way to know what version they are downloading after clicking on Download Link.

Here is fix for iTunes 8 – Blue Screen of Death on Windows XP and Vista (usbaapl.sys, usbaapl64.sys)

1) Disconnect any Connected iPod and iPhone

2) Uninstall iTunes 8 completely from Control Panel

3) Restart your Computer after Successfully Uninstalling iTunes 8

4) Download healthy version of iTunes 8 from Apple site

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Its is recommended that not to use previously downloaded iTunes8setup and iTunes864setup.

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Sandip Dedhia

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Sandip Dedhia is the founder of Blogsdna.com, he loves to write on technology, gadgets & web services. At Blogsdna you can read his Windows & freeware software related articles. He is on twitter too @sandipnd View author profile

  • Joe in California

    DO NOT INSTALL iTUNES 8!! I installed it . My media library has disappeared… or at least iTunes 8 can’t find it. (I use Windoes XP) Others on the Apple Discussion Forums are having similar problems. I do not have the tech savvy or patience to spend hours trying the suggested fixes.

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  • http://www.gmail.com Holly

    I’ve just brought a ipod nano 16GB and I can’t seem to download itunes 8. I’m using Windows XP. At the end of next year, I’m gonna change it. Should I change to mac or pc or would window vista be better? Please reply if you know the answer. Including, the website where I can download itunes 8. Thank u!

  • L Evans

    When Clicking on Itunes it says I cannot use aol username any longer so I used my apple ID it then said authorise your computer to play some purchased songs I authorised the computer and it said this computer is already authorised so i clicked OK to close dialogue box then the whole process started all over again. and it will not sync my ipod touch because of the authorisation issues,

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