Advertisement Here is a simple hack to get iCloud control panel to work on Windows XP to give you synced access to Contacts, Calenders, Reminders and Bookmarks. It also can be used to set up your me.com mail. Photostream doesn't work.
I found a solution here, have written it up in clearer english and added details re IMAP support for me.com addresses here: In summary: You need: Unpacking program e.g. 7-Zip or WinRar Orca MSI editor The iCloud setup hack for Windows XP: Download iCloud Control Panel for Windows- NOTE: old versions and already modified ones that (often) work are still avaliable in my solution: Open iCloudSetup.exe file with WinRar or 7-Zip and extract.
However, all of the iTunes features will work on Snow Leopard (Wireless. It looks like you cannot stream photos or sync icloud with your MAC.
Navigate to and open the iCloud.msi or iCloud64.msi (for 64bit systems) with Orca. In the left table select LaunchCondition.
Then change in the right table “VersionNT = 600” to “VersionNT = 200” and Save. Run modified iCloud.msi and install. Run iCloud Control Panel, located in the Windows Control Panel, and set up as you want. I've had reports that you need to keep the files extracted from the.exe file in the same directory during installaton of the.msi file.
Click to expand.That's also true. I'm thinking this is just a waiting game. I do remember reading about a 10.6.9 update of some sort coming out for Snow Leopard users, but I'm not sure how it will work.
In the past, Apple has had to charge for features that it didn't advertise at the time of selling of those devices, but later added them. Included in that list is FaceTime (where non-Lion Macs had to pay $1 to get it). I can also remember iPod touch OS updates that cost $10. I'm really hoping this won't be the case with iCloud on SL. That'll be one huge blemish on Apple for doing that.