Journal Toreo asesino's Journal: iTunes 8 causing Vista BSODs & Lockups 1
Windows users installing iTunes 8 might get more than they bargained for with this lastest iTunes incarnation. With it now comes the normal Quicktime & Bonjour service, but also now MobileMe, a new USB driver, and crucially GEARAspiWDM.sys - a CD/DVD writing driver with a history of causing STOP errors. This new iTunes version has already cause stability complaints and there's no warning about any driver modifications in the update/install process.
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There is NOTHING - and I mean NOTHING - that sucks life more than Apple software for Windows, with the possible exception of IBM software for Windows. Oh, and twitter.
Before switching to a Mac, my sister used an app called vPod on Windows XP to manage her iPods. It seemed to work well enough, so I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. It's just not as friendly or flashy.
I've been Applecrap free for years. The few times when I do have to look at QuickTime movies, VLC does the job just fine on XP/2003 and Vista.