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Using an iPod with WIN98??

  • 10-08-2005 10:30pm
    #1
    techguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    Windows 98 is one of the most popular os's around and it doesnt seem to be compatibile with Itunes..
    What are apple playing at here?
    Does this mean that if I want to have an ipod I have to update my whole computer system to take Win 2K or XP? seems like bad tactics to me?

    what are my options if I want an iPod and I only have win98

    Thanks,

    Hakko


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  • #2
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Get an iRiver or Creative product instead perhaps. These are compatible with W98 anyway. Just an option/suggestion.


  • #3
    Megatron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Megatron


    hakko1872003 wrote:
    Hi Guys,

    Windows 98 is one of the most popular os's around and it doesnt seem to be compatibile with Itunes..

    it's not Itunes it's not compatable with , it' s USB2.0.

    the Ipod is 2.0 only ( well the majority of Ipod's sold these days are, only the Mac ones are 1.0 and they haven't been sold in atleast 1.5 years).

    From the sounds of it you could try and upgrade your win98 to win98B , but finding these disks are next to impossable.

    Best bet is to either change the MP3 player your using or upgrade your OS.


  • #4
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    iTunes does not run on windows '98
    pretty much any usb2.0 device out there will run on usb1.1, albeit at a crippled speed.

    your best bet would be to find the iPod windows '98 driver and grab winamp + the iPod support software for that from winamp.com
    i'm offering no guarentee that it'll work though - the required windows specs for an iPod are win me/2k/xp


  • #5
    odie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 364 ✭✭odie


    Found this site with info on your problem

    iPod USB driver for Windows 98
    http://win98.drivers.w.interia.pl/ipod.html


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