Windows XP and iCloud Compatibility

XP and iCloud are not compatible, sorry.

I keep hearing this, but I swear on all that is holy that using Mozilla Firefox as my browser, I was able to login and use iCloud on my work PC running Windows XP Pro. It has not worked for a few months now, but it did at one time, so dismissing it as complete incompatibility. Has iCloud changed in the past few months to make it completely incompatible, or what?

No, you got lucky before, now you have the normal experience.

Nothing has changed at iCloud

Here is an simple, old hack to get iCloud control panel to work on Windows XP to give you synced access to Contacts, Calenders, Reminders and Bookmarks. It also can be used to set up your me.com mail. Photostream doesn't work.

I found a solution here, have written it up in clearer english and added details re IMAP support for me.com addresses here:

http://42i.co/s/1ii

In summary:

You need:

• Unpacking program e.g. 7-Zip or WinRar
• Orca MSI editor

The iCloud setup hack for Windows XP:

1. DownloadiCloud Control Panel for Windows- NOTE: old versions and already modified ones that (often) work are still avaliable in my solution: http://42i.co/s/1ii
2. Open iCloudSetup.exe file with WinRar or 7-Zip and extract.
3. Navigate to and open the iCloud.msi or iCloud64.msi (for 64bit systems) with Orca.
4. In the left table select LaunchCondition. Then change in the right table “VersionNT> = 600” to “VersionNT> = 200” and Save.
5. Run modified iCloud.msi and install.
6. Run iCloud Control Panel, located in the Windows Control Panel, and set up as you want.

I've had reports that you need to keep the files extracted from the .exe file in the same directory during installaton of the .msi file.

Have fun!

Can you stop resurrecting 2 year old posts simply to insert this hack?

Do you really think that the OP has waited since November 2012for you to post?

Have you tested this, or did you just read about it.

I've had reports that you need to keep the files extracted from the .exe file in the same directory during installaton of the .msi file.

Had reports?

That's a bit vague.

you can download dropbox for all platforms below

any iOS Mac and pc

no iCloud works on windows vista or later

hello i have a problem with my icloud in the iphone ever time i try to inter my appl id in to the icloud ill get this note the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iphone

Please start your own thread.

yes you can go to iCloud.com and sign in there you can download your files however you can't download iCloud for windows xp iCloud works with windows vista windows 7 and windows 8 (8.1)