HT204053 Can not sign up for iCloud with AppleID on my PC

I have created my AppleID and I downloaded iCloud to my PC, but when I go to log on to iCloud with my AppleID I get the folowing error. Can Not Sign up. This AppleID is valid but is not an iCloud Account

Applerrr wrote:
It seems like http://help.apple.com/icloud/index.html#mmfc0f1e2a indicates that it is possible to set up iCloud on a PC. (It is a supported device.)
No, you can only sign into an existing iCloud account on a PC, you cannot create one. Note that it says in step 2 here: http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/pc.html, "Enter the ID you used to create the account...", not Enter the ID to create the account. Also note that it states here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1455, "Note: To create an iCloud account you need an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch with iOS 5 or later, or a Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later."
Someone who has an iCloud account can send you photos by creating a shared photo stream enabling the Public Website option. This would give you a link to view the photos on the internet from your computer browser. There are also other cloud alternatives you could use to share photos such as Dropbox.

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I have not signed up for iCloud yet and would like to but I am curently having trouble doing so. I do not have an iPod or anything right now because i sold mine a while back. I am planning on buying a new one and would like to get all the songs i previously bought onto my computer now. It is not showing me a Sign Up link anywhere for iCloud though. I would like to know if and how I can sign up for iCloud and get my purchased music on my PC.

No, you need an OSX or IOS device to sign up to iCloud, but ......
jmf_Titus wrote:
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I am planning on buying a new one and would like to get all the songs i previously bought onto my computer now. It is not showing me a Sign Up link anywhere for iCloud though. I would like to know if and how I can sign up for iCloud and get my purchased music on my PC.
...... iCloud does not do that, you need iTunes Match, which does and works on a PC.

HT204053 can i sign up for icloud find my ipad after it has been taken

I have lost or my ipad2 has been taken. How do I locate it if I have my apple id and password but didnt load the app prior to it being taken.

You can go into Settings, choose General (on the left side), then choose Software Update on the right side. This should tell you which iOS (operating system) you are presently using. No doubt it will tell you there is an update.
You will need to connect your iPad to your computer and update it through iTunes to the latest iOS, which is iOS6. Once your iPad is connected via the cable to your computer, launch iTunes. The iPad will appear in the bar on the left, click on it and you will be able to see the General Information about the iPad. You will likely get a pop-up window notifying you there is a new iOS as soon as iTunes recognizes your iPad. Then iTunes will ask if you want to download and update to the new iOS. Do that. It will take probably 20-30 minutes depending on your computer and your iPad. After the update has finished, you will need to enable iCloud which will allow you to use the Find my iPad app. Please read about iCloud from the Apple Support Site BEFORE you enable it at http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/ Good luck.

Can not sign in to Icloud it keeps coming up the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad 1st generation

can not sign in to Icloud it keeps coming up the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad 1st generation

Error Message: "Cannot sign in. The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad/iphone"
I encountered the same problem when I purchased a used iPad for my elderly father and couldn't set it up for him. I called Apple Support...
Apple support could NOT help me. I was told there is no way to circumvent the 3 icloud setup limit on iOS devices at their end. I was told to use a different mac or iOS device that hadn't met the 3 x limit.
So, using MY iPad I tried to do that. At first I went to Settings/iCloud. But that is your PRIMARY iCloud account (and this was MY iPad and I didn't want to screw up my own settings!) which you don't want to trash.
After some online research (iMore to be exact) I discovered you can setup a secondary iCloud account using:
Settings/Mail,Contact,Calendars --> Add Acount... -->iCloud --> Get A Free AppleID --> Birthday Q then Security Question - then Name - then Get a free iCloud email address....
After you get to the new iCloud settings page at the end of the signup process - I deselected all the tabs which made the new account "inactive" on my iPad.
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i just can not sign in to icloud

I was having same issue here (using windows 7 64-bit). iCloud control panel used to work fine for me before this last update, but then it stopped letting me sign in. After entering apple id and password, just hangs with the spinning progress wheel forever..
I tried uninstalling, rebooting, and then reinstalling the control panel, but still did the same thing. I also tried changing my iCloud password; new password worked fine for signing onto icloud.com and from my iPhone 4S but still not from the control panel. The strange part was let it would let me log into it with my wife's apple id ??
That got me experimenting some more and I realized that the control panel worked fine from a different user profile on my windows computer! After experimenting and nosing around in my profiles 'AppData' folder, I managed to get it to work again:
If you have iCloud control panel log in window open, close it
Copy this path to your clipboard: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences
Goto start -> run
Paste the path and hit enter
From the folder that is opened, rename 'MobileMeAccounts.plist' out of the way (or you can delete it if want..)
Restart iCloud control panel and try logging on again. MobileMeAccounts.plist is regenerated the next time you sign out from control panel.
I'm guessing that somehow my (our) original MobileMeAccounts.plist has some sort of corruption in it, or maybe some log in attempt got hosed somehow and its preventing it from even trying? Who knows...
Hope it works out for you too!! ~~Corey

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I bought a MacBook Pro I can not sign up for the updates, because I do not have credit card. Only own debit card, but the system does not accept. What can I do?

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It is too late to open an iCloud account and use that to find a lost iPhone. Ou had to have turned on Settings, iCloud, Find My Phone before it was lost and you must have had an iCloud account where it was registered before it was lost.
At this point there is no way to locate it.

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The Apple ID I've been using for the last six years is tied to an old email that I can't remember the password for anymore. This means that I've never been able to sign up for iCloud because I have no way of clicking the verification email. I've never cared until Yosemite came out and has all these awesome features that need iCloud to work. This is the ID i've go my iPhone using. Is there like a procedure to get and ID switched to a new email?

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If you are sign into the old ID for other services, you'll need to sign out, then sign back in with the updated ID. For example, if you are signed into the old ID for iMessage on your phone, you would go to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive, tap the ID, sign out, then sign back in with the updated ID.

HT4436 if i don't have an apple product can I sign up for icloud

If I don't have an apple product can I sign up for icloud

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HT204053 Using which Id can i sign up for icloud for PC?

Is there any need to sign up for itunes for icloud?

How do u set it up for iCloud for iOS 6.0.1??? my sister wants to know.....
plus can I set up the Find My iPhone with my sister iOS 6.0.1 to my iOS 4.2.1???
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HT204053 Can't sign up for a free ICloud on my IPad 1

Tried and Tried to sign up and it won't let me sign up for a ICloud account on my IPad 1st Gen. What is the deal Apple?

What happens when you try. Any specific error message?

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I lost my iPhone just now. I haven't turn in the iCloud feature from my phone. Now, when I try to log in to find my iPhone app with my apple ID it's saying that apple ID is valud but no iCloud account. How do I sign up for an iCloud account using a different iPhone or computer?

If you want to sign in to your existing iCloud account on the other device follow this steps...
iPhone/iPad: Settings > iCloud or Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account... > iCloud
Mac: System Preferences > iCloud or System Preferences > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > + to add an account... > iCloud

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I just purchased the New iPad and decided to do the iCloud sync. I have installed the iCloud control panel to my Windows 7 Pro computer, but when I try to sign in from the control panel it doesn't log-in. I have waited for an hour to see if anything would happen and it does not. I have even tried to reinstall. Does anyone have any ideas?

I was having same issue here (using windows 7 64-bit). iCloud control panel used to work fine for me before this last update, but then it stopped letting me sign in. After entering apple id and password, just hangs with the spinning progress wheel forever..
I tried uninstalling, rebooting, and then reinstalling the control panel, but still did the same thing. I also tried changing my iCloud password; new password worked fine for signing onto icloud.com and from my iPhone 4S but still not from the control panel. The strange part was let it would let me log into it with my wife's apple id ??
That got me experimenting some more and I realized that the control panel worked fine from a different user profile on my windows computer! After experimenting and nosing around in my profiles 'AppData' folder, I managed to get it to work again:
If you have iCloud control panel log in window open, close it
Copy this path to your clipboard: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences
Goto start -> run
Paste the path and hit enter
From the folder that is opened, rename 'MobileMeAccounts.plist' out of the way (or you can delete it if want..)
Restart iCloud control panel and try logging on again. MobileMeAccounts.plist is regenerated the next time you sign out from control panel.
I'm guessing that somehow my (our) original MobileMeAccounts.plist has some sort of corruption in it, or maybe some log in attempt got hosed somehow and its preventing it from even trying? Who knows...
Hope it works out for you too!! ~~Corey

HT204053 Can not sign up for iCloud with AppleID on my PC

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