iPhone and 64-bit Windows - a hate story...

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I don't normally discuss technical problems unless I have an answer, but I am going to bring up the issue that is brewing over the iPhone working with 64-bit Windows 7, because I'm having that problem myself.

The problem is that on 64-bit versions of Windows 7 running iTunes 9, on P55 chip-sets are unable to see connected iPhone's.  Now I'm running an older system, and just upgraded from 32-bit Win 7 RC with iTunes 8, to 64-bit Windows 7 Retail, and iTunes 9.  The problem I have is that iTunes can see and sync the iPhone 3GS fine, but Windows 7 has trouble seeing the iPhone so I can't get the photo off into Picasa.

I have a fix in the sense of plugging the iPhone into a USB hub rather than into one of the on-board USB ports.  For some reason Windows 7 doesn't have a problem with that, and will play nice. But as I had everything working fine before with the 32-bit Windows 7, and iTunes 8, why am I having the problem now?

Most likely something to do with the on-board USB and Windows 7, so maybe some work on the Motherboards firmware might be in order.  But as I read through the comments on the boards and Lifehacker.com post I think I might need to wait for a patch or two.

For more information on the problem there is the Apple Support Forum.

Let me know if you have the same problem, or hopefully a solution!

Jason Remnant

...if it isn't Broken, then it isn't to do with market-share.