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After updating my 4s phone and windows 8 iTunes on 3-14-2014 I could no longer play my podcasts that were from an outside websight. They never showed up on the new podcast app they were under audio books when apple added the app and removed the podcast feture from the music app. but now my podcasts are showing up only in the new podcast app but will only play by streaming from the web sight. Even after calling in for help,the associate from apple is still investigating the issue. Well I discovered that my iTunes had another update between 3-14-14 and now so I updated it and then attempted to change the podcasts that I loaded on the phone. It let me "apply" the change but the sync was hazy and not responsive and didn't sync. I tried changing books and audio books on iTunes whit the same result. "Apply" works but not "sync" Now I am not new to iTunes, though the updates often cause me to need to call in to get help doing something that previously I had done hundreds of times. I know how to sync my phone with the USB cable. I have moved added and deleted items from my phone using iTunes for years now. I started with a 2nd generation iTouch, so I know when the program has changed and when to say HELP. I am doing that now.

Close your iTunes,
Go to command Prompt -
(Win 7/Vista) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES, right mouse click "Command Prompt", choose "Run as Administrator".
(Win XP SP2 & above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt
In the "Command Prompt" screen, type in
netsh winsock reset
Hit "ENTER" key
Restart your computer.
Now launch your iTunes and see if it is working now.

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