When I try to connect my IPhone to the laptop; I receive the message " The IPhone XxxxXxxxx cannot be used because it requires a newer version of ITunes...." My IPhone says it has the newest version ~ IOS 9.2.1. My Microsoft XPS says it has the

Sounds like your computer can't run the most recent version of iTunes! (Cause that isn't the most recent version!)

The current version of iTunes is 12.3.2. It requires Windows 7 or higher. It will not run on Windows XP.

Microsoft no longer supports Windows XP. It's obsolete. It hasn't been supported by Microsoft since last summer. You need to upgrade to at least Windows 7.

The most recent (and likely final) release of iTunes that supports Windows XP 32-bit and Windows Vista 32/64 was issued September 2015. It includes support for iOS 9, though not Apple Music. Apple Software Update won't necessarily fetch it for you and may claim you are up to date when you are not. The iTunes download page may not offer it to you either.

• iTunes 12.1.3.6 for Windows (32-bit) - iTunesSetup.exe (2015-09-16)
• iTunes 12.1.3.6 for Windows (64-bit) - iTunes6464Setup.exe (2015-09-16)
• iTunes 12.1.3.6 for Windows (64-bit - for older video cards)- iTunes64Setup.exe (2015-09-16)

See Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates if you have any problems installing it, or for direct links to the current or other recent versions.

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