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Q: iTunes 12.2 has dropped Windows Vista Support

I know Windows Vista is about 3% of the world PC market.  But as the MAC is only 8% it and I highly doubt Apple has any plans to drop support of iTunes on the MAC anytime soon.  Dropping support for Vista is silly as it is still a supported Operating System.

 

So Apple please re-consider because I highly doubt you need ti change any code other then the part that checks what version of OS you have installed before you it starts the install.

 

Joe

Posted on Jul 1, 2015 8:51 AM

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  • by hhgttg27,

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Jul 1, 2015 9:05 AM in response to BitStop
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    Jul 1, 2015 9:05 AM in response to BitStop

    I wouldn't be surprised if this is related to Microsoft's efforts to move as many of its users as possible away from legacy editions of Windows (XP and Vista) and onto Windows 10.  Vista is less than 2 years away from end of life so I'm sure that Apple see support for later OSs as a far higher priority.  I actually doubt that figure of 8% for Vista .... any systems I've seen originally supplied with Vista have long ago been upgraded to 7 or 8, or have been replaced by more recent PCs.

  • by BitStop,

    BitStop BitStop Jul 1, 2015 12:48 PM in response to hhgttg27
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    Jul 1, 2015 12:48 PM in response to hhgttg27

    I can't see Apple doing this to help Microsoft.

     

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jul 1, 2015 1:08 PM in response to BitStop
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    Jul 1, 2015 1:08 PM in response to BitStop

    I suspect many more people still use XP than use Vista (I'm not wrong). They've been dropped too. On Macs the current iTunes will install on OX 10.7.5 Lion, but needs at least 10.9.5 Mavericks for the new Apple Music features. I'd expect 32-bit support to go next.

     

    tt2

  • by hhgttg27,

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Jul 1, 2015 1:06 PM in response to BitStop
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    Jul 1, 2015 1:06 PM in response to BitStop

    Not "helping", just reacting that the situation that Microsoft are encouraging users to upgrade in ways they've never done before.  Wait until July 29, take advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10, then install iTunes 12.2.

  • by hhgttg27,

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Jul 1, 2015 1:17 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Jul 1, 2015 1:17 PM in response to turingtest2

    I suspect that 32-bit will live on for a while, given that there's plenty of 32-bit kit around that people will be upgrading to Win10, and the 32-bit version of Windows 8.1 is common on tablets and some low-end netbooks.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jul 1, 2015 1:23 PM in response to hhgttg27
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    Jul 1, 2015 1:23 PM in response to hhgttg27

    Ah, perhaps, though I'm not sure Apple have any desire to support Windows tablets.

     

    tt2

  • by hhgttg27,

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Jul 1, 2015 1:42 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Jul 1, 2015 1:42 PM in response to turingtest2

    Given the increasing number of sub-$100 tablets running full Windows 8.1, I would have thought that would be a market Apple can't afford to ignore, unless they're planning a new iPad in the same price range.

  • by lmacri,

    lmacri lmacri Jul 1, 2015 5:16 PM in response to hhgttg27
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    Jul 1, 2015 5:16 PM in response to hhgttg27

    hhgttg27 wrote:

     

    Wait until July 29, take advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10, then install iTunes 12.2.

     

    ...except that Windows 10 is a paid, not free, upgrade for XP and Vista users.

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    32-bit Vista Home Premium SP2 * Firefox 38.0.5 * IE 9.0 * NIS 21.7.0.11 * 32-bit  iTunes 12.1.2.27

    HP Pavilion dv6835ca, Intel Core2Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83 GHz, 3.0 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

  • by hhgttg27,

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Jul 1, 2015 5:26 PM in response to lmacri
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    Jul 1, 2015 5:26 PM in response to lmacri

    "...except that Windows 10 is a paid, not free, upgrade for XP and Vista users."

     

    Still worth doing to get away from XP (highly insecure) or Vista (just horrible).

  • by aakkam,

    aakkam aakkam Jul 4, 2015 2:36 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Jul 4, 2015 2:36 PM in response to turingtest2

    iTunes 12.2 already doesn't support 32-bit systems, you're required to have 64-bit.

  • by aakkam,

    aakkam aakkam Jul 4, 2015 2:38 PM in response to hhgttg27
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    Jul 4, 2015 2:38 PM in response to hhgttg27

    Just wait and see, 32-bit support for Windows will be dropped soon. Already it's a rarity, you will rarely find any PCs with 32-bit Windows installed, including tablets. Either those run 64-bit processors, or they run the ARM architecture, but no 32-bit processors.

  • by hhgttg27,

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Jul 4, 2015 2:38 PM in response to aakkam
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    Jul 4, 2015 2:38 PM in response to aakkam

    "iTunes 12.2 already doesn't support 32-bit systems, you're required to have 64-bit."

     

    Nope ... the wording on Apple's website is highly confused / confusing, but 32-bit editions of Windows 7 and 8.1 are definitely both supported.  I have it running on both a Win7/32 desktop and a Win8.1/32 tablet.

  • by aakkam,

    aakkam aakkam Jul 4, 2015 2:41 PM in response to hhgttg27
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    Jul 4, 2015 2:41 PM in response to hhgttg27

    Ah, sorry, yep the wording is weird. I have the following...

     

    "iTunes is now a 64-bit application ready for the next generation of devices running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1".

  • by hhgttg27,

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Jul 4, 2015 2:43 PM in response to aakkam
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    Jul 4, 2015 2:43 PM in response to aakkam

    I think that's been around since 12.1, the first release of iTunes to actually be a 64-bit application (all previous "64-bit" versions were actually 32-bit with a 64-bit installer).

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