set up iCloud on my hp laptop
I set up iCloud on my hp laptop. It tells me that I have a valid Apple ID, but not an iCloud account. What did I do wrong? (not a Mac user)
Windows 7
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I set up iCloud on my hp laptop. It tells me that I have a valid Apple ID, but not an iCloud account. What did I do wrong? (not a Mac user)
Windows 7
You are getting this message because you are trying to create an iCloud account on a PC. You have to first create your iCloud account on an iOS device (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch) running iOS 5 or higher, or on a Mac running OS X Lion (10.7.5) or higher. After creating your account on one of these devices you will then be able to sign into the account using this ID on your PC.
You are getting this message because you are trying to create an iCloud account on a PC. You have to first create your iCloud account on an iOS device (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch) running iOS 5 or higher, or on a Mac running OS X Lion (10.7.5) or higher. After creating your account on one of these devices you will then be able to sign into the account using this ID on your PC.
Thx randers4. To be clear: I create the account on my daughter's iPad (she also has an Apple laptop - ok to do it there?). I already downloaded icloud to my PC. Will I start all over again?
You could do it either place. Does she already have an iCloud account that her Mac is sign into?
Also, are you trying to create a new iCloud account, separate from your daughter's account?
I'm not sure if she does. I will have to ask her tomorrow.
Yes, I'd like to have my own account, so I can back up info from my devices only.
(Oops, question not solved yet. I hit wrong key I guess.)
Message was edited by: samcards
If you have your own iOS devices, the easiest thing to do is to create it on your device. To do this, go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your Apple ID to create your account. After doing this, you can sign in with the ID on your PC.
If you have to create it on her Mac, go to System Preferences>iCloud, click Sign Out, choose Delete at all of the prompts (which sound scary, but the data will still be in iCloud). Then sign back in with your ID to create your account, sign back out again, then sign back in with her ID and her iCloud data will download back to her Mac. You can then use your ID to sign into your new iCloud account on your PC.
If you ren into any problems doing this, just reply back to this thread.
set up iCloud on my hp laptop