Can't run iCloud on my PC

Question

I installed iCloud on my MacBook and my iPhone, and it works smoothly.
I wanted to install it on my company PC (Windows 7, Administrator account), and followed the steps given by Apple. I dowloaded iTunes 10.5, then installed iCloud.
Then, I launch iCloud from the Control Pannel, I enter my username and password and then comes the error message "iCloud has stop working", and I can only close the window. This also happens if I try random username and password, so it doesn't seem to be related to my iCloud account (which works fine on my iPhone and MacBook).
I unistalled iCloud and iTunes several times, turned off the firewire and the antivirus etc, without any success...
Has anyone the same problem or any kind of solution about this?

Answer 1

You can hack 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.
I found a solution here, have written it up in clearer english and added details re IMAP support for me.com addresses here:
http://xlii.be/s/1ii
In summary:
Requirements:
iTunes 5.10
Unpacking program e.g. 7-Zip or WinRar
Orca MSI editor
The iCloud setup hack for Windows XP:
Download iCloud Control Panel for Windows.
Open iCloudSetup.exe file with WinRar or 7-Zip and extract.
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.