That is OS X 10.5.8 .. iPhone 4S System Specifications Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires: Mac: OS X v10.5.8 or later <http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html>
Sent from Ronni's iPad On 01/08/2012, at 10:30 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > You must be running Mac OS X 10.5 or newer for iTunes to recognise the iPhone. > Since you're using iTunes 9.2.1, you have at least a G4, which means you can > run OS X10.5. > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 01/08/2012, at 10:17 PM, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: > >> Hey Ronni >> >> Thanks so much for your step by step approach, I have successfully >> transfered the music from my laptop over to Caths. >> >> That was the good news. >> >> I connected Cath's phone to her laptop using the docking cable with iTunes >> 9.2 open. Nothing happened! The phone did not show up. I tried several times. >> >> I then connected it to my laptop (iTunes 10.6.3) and the phone did show up >> and a 'Lets get started' screen asking to register the phone and set up an >> itunes account. >> >> I cancelled and thought I had better check with you to see if I need to do >> something on Cath's laptop to get it to recognise the iphone? >> >> Best regards and many thanks >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> On 01/08/2012, at 5:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> Create a New Folder on your Desktop name it 'Music for Cath' >>> >>> 1. Open iTunes on your computer >>> 2. Select ALL the music tracks you want to put on the thumb drive - so they >>> are all highlighted (check they are in MP3 format and don't have DRM- >>> Digital Rights Management) >>> 3. Drag & drop the selected files onto the Folder on your Desktop >>> 4. Connect your Thumb Drive to your computer >>> 5. Place the folder of tracks into the thumb drive >>> 6. Disconnect the thumb drive >>> >>> Then on Cath's computer: >>> A) >>> 1. Connect the thumb drive >>> 2. Open iTunes >>> 3. Go to File > Add to Library >>> 4. In the resulting window locate the Folder on the thumb drive and select >>> ALL the tracks >>> >>> The music tracks will then be added to Cath's iTunes Library. >>> B) >>> 1. Connect Cath's iPhone to a USB port on her Mac via the docking cable. >>> 2. Sync her iPhone with her iTunes library to get the songs onto her iPhone. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 01/08/2012, at 5:05 PM, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi Ronni >>>> >>>> Thanks for that advice, I had thought that is what was required. >>>> >>>> If that is the case I can first transfer some tunes (perhaps using a usb >>>> drive) from my laptop into the updated itunes 9.2 folder on Cath's so she >>>> has the music she wants then sync her phone using itunes. Does that sound >>>> right? >>>> >>>> Hopefully I can do this tonight >>>> >>>> Best regards and thanks heaps >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> >>>> On 01/08/2012, at 12:28 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>> >>>>> You need to continue to sync using the same computer that your wife's >>>>> iPhone 4S was originally setup on. >>>>> I would imagine she would have connected it to her computer to setup and >>>>> sync whatever she wanted to have on her iPhone. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> On 01/08/2012, at 12:02 PM, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey Carlo >>>>>> >>>>>> Thankyou very much for your detailed post on this. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am not sure if Cath's iphone once synced with my laptop itunes to >>>>>> transfer the songs over, can also be synced later with her itunes on her >>>>>> laptop? >>>>>> >>>>>> I thought Apple doesnt allow this or various devices are only linked to >>>>>> one machine and if they try to sync with other machine all will be >>>>>> lost!? Maybe this is just a myth I have heard? >>>>>> >>>>>> Best regards >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 01/08/2012, at 11:41 AM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The most common way to get songs onto your iPhone from iTunes is as >>>>>>> follows (though there are other ways) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1) Load the songs into your iTunes library by purchasing or importing. >>>>>>> 2) Connect your iPhone to a USB port your Mac via the docking cable. >>>>>>> 3) Sync your iPhone with your iTunes library to get to songs onto the >>>>>>> phone. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So just to expand a bit on step 1). >>>>>>> * Open up iTunes >>>>>>> * Click on menu item File | Add to Library... >>>>>>> * navigate to your mp3 or m4a songs and click open. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can also add songs to you iTunes library by purchasing them from >>>>>>> the iTunes store or ripping a CD that you own. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you need more help with any of the above please post back. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Carlo >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Carlo Margio >>>>>>> Real World Computing >>>>>>> >>>>>>> mob: 0404 296 965 >>>>>>> i...@realworldcomputing.com.au >>>>>>> www.realworldcomputing.com.au >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 01/08/2012, at 11:08 , Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Muggers >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My better half wants to put some tunes on her iphone 4S to use while >>>>>>>> driving to work in Busselton. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am not sure if I can do that from my laptop and iTunes or set her >>>>>>>> laptop up to do it (MacBook G4 with itunes 4.7)? >>>>>>>> I tried to access itunes on her laptop last night but received a >>>>>>>> continuous error 'cant connect to itunes, check internet connection'. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It turned out that iTunes 4.7 doesnt connect and after a very long >>>>>>>> time googling I found a link to iTunes 9.2 that I have now downloaded >>>>>>>> and installed, and it does connect to itunes. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Now Im just not sure what to do next to get the music from my laptop >>>>>>>> to hers then to her iphone! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any advice and help on this is warmly appreciated >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kind regards >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Christopher L.K. 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