I have an older PC with Windows XP, Media Center, SP3 (cannot afford to update or buy a new PC...on disability 8+ yrs). It has iTunes 12.1.3.6 installed. Every time I try to update my iPad or iPhone to iOS 10, iTunes indicates that I need iTunes v12.1.2 and offers me a button to download it, but when I click it, nothing happens.
Where can I download this version of iTunes for Windows XP?
iPhone 6s, Windows XP, iTunes 12.1.2; iPad
Testing has shown that if you update the iPhone over the air to iOS 10.0.2 it will still be able to sync with iTunes 12.1.3.6 although it is possible that a subsequent update to iOS may break this compatibility. iTunes 12.5.1 is the minimum version that will upgrade or restore iOS 10, however you could choose to rely on iCloud for backup and restore.
tt2
Glad to hear you're able to backup to your computer. Please be aware that you would probably need to migrate the library and those backups to a Windows 7 machine or better if you needed to restore them.
I still have links to 12.1.2 here, but there is little reason to make use of them.
tt2
Could you post a screenshot of the erroneous message that iTunes is giving you? Anyway, iTunes 12.1.2 was released in April 2015 and could not support iOS 9, much less iOS 10. The sad fact is that Apple no longer supports XP, and you would need a PC running Windows 7 or higher (or a Macintosh) to install iTunes 12.5.1 for iOS 10 support.
I am in the same situation. iTunes 12.1.3.6 works fine with iOS9 on Windows XP with my iPhone6. I'd like to install iOS10, but iTunes says I need on OLDER version (12.1.2).
There are still plenty of XP users out there, and we all need to complain loudly about this. Apple needs to understand that they are alienating customers by not supporting them.
Sure, but if either of my devices ever go down and need to be restored or replaced, I'm probably shot, right? Believe me, I've thought about about this. But I don't want to be stuck without a way to restore my devices because, you know, stuff can happen. And in my experience, it always happens when you least need it and don't have a way of dealing with it.
I really want to update, but not until I have a backup and restore plan I can afford and live with...these things are expensive and I'll be paying for this iPad for a long time. I don't want to be paying for something I can't use because I got impulsive.
Sorry for the delay. Of course, now this applies to the even newer version. Here it is:
Weird. Something is clearly wrong with that prompt since it should say 12.5.1, but in any reasonable world it also tell you that the new build isn't available for the installed version of Windows. 😕
tt2
Thanks, it works. I certainly hope Apple will continue supporting Windows XP. I run it on an i7 Quad. I use XP by choice, not because I have old hardware. I use XP for many reasons. I want nothing to do with the "telemetry" in Win 10, and they are pushing their spyware back into 7. No thanks, M$. I'll stick with XP. By the way, mine still gets updates every month, until at least 2019.
If you want the 2019 updates, just Google it. It's a simple Registry key.
kyle1222 wrote:
I certainly hope Apple will continue supporting Windows XP.
Apple actually ended support for XP with the release of iTunes 12.2.0 on June 30, 2015, with the one exception being the out-of-sequence 12.1.3 that you are currently using, which is also more than a year old now. It's a pleasant surprise that you are able to support iOS 10.0.2, but as turingtest2 noted, "it is possible that a subsequent update to iOS may break this compatibility."
kyle1222 wrote:
Thanks, it works. I certainly hope Apple will continue supporting Windows XP.
The simple fact is that XP is a high wire that began fraying last summer, the question is how long do you want to stand on it, hopefully not until it snaps.
Well, I ended up on the phone with Apple support and after taking control of my screen and trying everything possible, your answer is the only answer. There's just nothing else to do. She even found the site with the old versions of iTunes and 12.1.2 is gone, if it ever existed.
So I upgraded to iOS 10 on both my devices and was able to backup to iTunes on my computer. And I went through this with the nicest Apple support person ever.
I had the same question about iTunes as Brio9. And, by the way, I am perfectly confident using XP. The thought that it may "snap" some day is just ridiculous.
Also: @Brio9, my finances are extremely limited. I was not boasting about the i7. I was simply pointing out that I use XP by choice, as do many others. It's really fast on modern hardware. 🙂
Hola,
Soy española, espero que podáis entenderme de alguna manera ya que no escribo muy bien en inglés. Ahora mismo gracias a vuestros comentarios acabo de actualizar mi iPhone 6 vÃa OTA a iOS 10.1.1. Tengo un Windows Vista *** iTunes 12.1.3.6. Mi iPhone actualizado sincroniza perfectamente *** esta versión de iTunes. Es capaz de realizar copia de seguridad. Desconozco si serÃa capaz de restaurar el iPhone o restaurar una copia de seguridad, pero al menos podemos seguir usando iTunes para realizar sincronizaciones.
Gracias a vosotros me animé a actualizar y querÃa compartir mi favorable experiencia. Un saludo!
Apple doesn't support XP any more. For that matter, Microsoft doesn't support XP any more either. XP is dead. It's time to move on.
Updating to iOS 10 with Windows XP
