iTunes 10.4 released, now 64-bit

[Antony]

Apple released iTunes 10.4, and the major change in this new release is that the software is now 64-bit for 64-bit version of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Other enhancements include support for Lion’s full-screen mode.

iTunes 10.4 can be downloaded from http://www.apple.com/itunes/ or from Apple Software Update.

What’s new in iTunes 10.4

iTunes 10.4 is now designed for OS X Lion. You can now use iTunes with OS X Lion’s new Full-Screen App capability, which allows you to use iTunes and other without distractions. Navigate between your full-screen apps with a simple gesture.

iTunes is now a 64-bit Cocoa application on OS X Lion and includes a number of important stability and performance improvements. Some iTunes plug-ins may no longer be compatible with this version of iTunes. Please contact the plug-in developer for an updated plug-in compatible with iTunes 10.4.

Windows

iTunes 10.4 provides a number of important stability and performance improvements.

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[iJohnE]

Nice to see this finally.

For the longest time all the 64-bit download provided was 64-bit drivers for iPods/iPad/iPhone, while the application remained 32-bit.

Hopefully it'll be a little faster, and a little bit more stable.

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[iJohnE]

Installed on Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Still just installs 64-bit drivers, application running as 32-bit.

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[Antony]

Apple released iTunes 10.4.1, an update to iTunes 10.4 with a number of fixes.

What's new in iTunes 10.4.1

iTunes 10.4 is now designed for OS X Lion. You can now use iTunes with OS X Lion's new full-screen app capability, which allows you to use iTunes and other apps without distractions. Navigate between your full-screen apps with a simple gesture.

iTunes 10.4.1 provides a number of improvements, including:

• Fixes a problem where the media keys on some third-party keyboards work inconsistently with iTunes
• Addresses issues with adding artwork to songs and videos
• Resolves an issue which may cause iTunes to become unresponsive when purchasing an HD movie
• Fixes a problem where iTunes may take longer than expected to open after waking your Mac from sleep
• Addresses issues with VoiceOver support

iTunes 10.4.1 can be downloaded from www.apple.com/itunes or from Apple's Software Update.

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[Antony]

Installed on Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Still just installs 64-bit drivers, application running as 32-bit.

John, you might want to try this link instead:
iTunes 10.4.1 for Windows (64 bit)

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[iJohnE]

Installed on Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Still just installs 64-bit drivers, application running as 32-bit.

John, you might want to try this link instead:
iTunes 10.4.1 for Windows (64 bit)

I did. All it does is provide the 64-bit drivers for apple products. The iTunes application itself is NOT running as a 64-bit application.

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[Josh]

Very good to hear. I thought iTunes was 64 bit all this time?

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[iJohnE]

Very good to hear. I thought iTunes was 64 bit all this time?

It wasn't, and still isn't.

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[Antony]

How do you check is an application is 64-bit or not in Windows?

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[Mandrake]

To an end user, both 32-bit and 64-bit applications work identically. 32-bit executable files will run seamlessly on the 64-bit version of Windows, and that's as it should be. Obviously trying to run a 64-bit executable on a 32-bit version of Windows will prompt an incompatibility message.

To see whether a particular application is 32-bit or 64-bit is easy. If one opens the task manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) looks under the processes tab, any 32-bit application will show up in the 'image name' column with *32 next to the name of the executable.



Firefox.exe is clearly a 32-bit executable, while itype.exe (Microsoft keyboard utility) is a 64-bit executable.

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[iJohnE]

And iTunes shows up with a *32, making it a 32-bit application. Here, look.


And before you ask, yes, I used the 64-bit download from Apple's website.

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