The New Vista Could Destroy Your iPod
02.05.07 - 03:24pm
It would appear that while Vista is finally compatible with the Zune, it is now able to destroy the iPod. Could Microsoft really be hoping to boost Zune sales in such a way?
Apple has stated on the firm’s support website that upgrading to the new Vista may cause songs purchased to not be able to be played and may even destroy the iPod.
“Ejecting an iPod from the Windows System Tray using the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ feature may corrupt your iPod,” Apple said in the statement. Instead it recommends “to always safely eject an iPod, choose Eject iPod from the Controls menu within iTunes.”
Apple did state that Windows Vista may work on many typical PC’s but contends that the problem is serious enough to not recommend the installation of Vista yet.
Apple is currently working on an update that will make the iPod compatible with the new Vista operating system. The release is said to be made available in the next few weeks.
If you have already installed Vista you can use a “repair tool ” created by Apple after uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes.
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