iTunes 8 Airport Express Fix

Upon updating my iTunes to the latest version 8 with the new Genius sidebar I was extremely disappointed to find that my Airtunes did not work through my remote speakers on my Airport Express.

After some digging around the Apple support forums I found I was not the only one with the new found problem!

I looked at all the information and did some searches for the latest updates to Apples software and hardware, I found that Airport Express has a Firmware upgrade available for 6.2 to 6.3.

You can download the latest Airport Express Firmware from Apples web site. (For Windows users of iTunes 8.0).

You may still need to check your firewall settings and make sure that UDP traffic is unblocked.

Once thats done you will be able to enjoy listening to your iTunes 8 music through your remote speakers on Airport Express.

Thanks would be nice, simply fill the form below!

Thank you soooooo much. I have been very upset about losing my Airport Express since the upgrade. Just for the record, here is the link to the Windows version of the firmware upgrade. This update did the trick for me.

http://tinyurl.com/df3u6

September 11, 2008

cocteauboy said

The download for the Windows crashes upon executing the file every time, so no firmware update available. I wonder why it won’t work.

September 12, 2008

cocteauboy said

I wish this fix would work for me. The Windows updater for the firmware does not work. It crashes upon execution and I can’t find a raw update version for 6.3 Any other suggestions? I can’t find a solution anywhere. Thanks, Troy!

September 15, 2008

Ian Tearle said

@cocteauboy sorry to hear you are still having problems, unfortunately I have a mac to update my Aiprot Express module, so cannot comment on why the windows updated is failing to work. Thats the fate of having windows I guess, I’ll do some digging around to see if there are any know issues with the firmware running on Windows for you.

September 15, 2008