# iTunes killed my wifi **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 19, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185 "2012-03-19T01:42:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MareIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185/1 "2012-03-19T01:42:52Z")
The most recent iTunes upgrade to 10.6 kills my wifi controller. After spending a few days thinking I just needed a new wifi card, including ordering a new card online, I tried a full system restore. Voila, wifi! However, now I am without a functioning iTunes since apparently the library was already converted to 10.16. I have tried doing a completely fresh download of iTunes, but as soon as it was at last 90% of the download, the wifi controller was gone again. I did a few more variations of system restores etc… I could leave the iTunes installed and just use the LAN cable, but, I have a laptop for a reason… Any suggestions? And yes, I have confirmed that my wifi access itself is good with my other wifi capable equipment. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185/2 "2012-03-19T02:05:41Z")
Can you tell us what operating system and the make/model of your wifi controller? ---
**Author:** ![MareIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185/3 "2012-03-19T02:09:45Z")
I planned to include that in my op; clearly I failed! Windows Vista and my controller is intel 5100, but when I go to the intel site, they say it is a generic one that they sold to Toshiba. When I go to Toshiba, they say the drivers are up to date. Round and round I go ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MareIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185/4 "2012-03-21T00:51:43Z")
I think I am going to be brave and try and download the new iTunes again. If all else fails, I can do a system restore, AGAIN… I can’t even get my head around how/why this particular bug would even occur. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185/5 "2012-03-21T01:05:56Z")
There are a lot of problems with iTunes 10.6. I installed the upgrade last week and it would immediately crash when I opened it, so I had to Time Machine back to the previous version. ---
**Author:** ![MareIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185/6 "2012-03-21T01:10:01Z")
That is what makes me sad, when I time machine back, iTunes doesn’t work at all ☹ I am almost out of podcasts and am sick of scrolling through the ones I’ve already listened too. ---
**Author:** ![MareIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185/7 "2012-03-21T01:11:11Z")
Oooh, it looks like my wifi is still working AND I have re-downloaded 10.6… This is promising! ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-killed-my-wifi/616185/8 "2012-03-22T15:30:44Z")
The new version sucks donkey balls ☹ I used to be able to start the copy of one show to my iPad and while it was still copying select a second and it would just queue them. Now if I touch anything during the copy it aborts and I have to start again. /fwp (first world problem) I need to PLAN instead of just toss things on that look appealing /fwp