Jail breaking the iPhone/iPod touch

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This is a very simple and straight forward guide to jail breaking your iPhone or iPod Touch. If you get stuck and have any questions feel free to ask here in the comments or contact me on twitter.

For PC users
(note: make sure any software you download is compatible with your device before you use it, check both your device's generation and the firmware currently installed on it)

• Step 1: Download iTunes and restore your device if you must.
• Step 2: Download the Blackra1n tool for windows.
  
• Step 3: Simply have your device connected to your PC with the USB cable, make sure iTunes is not running and run the Blakra1n.exe file that you have just downloaded.
  That's it, enjoy your new jailbroken phone!
  
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• Step 4 (optional): If you have iTunes version 9.1 or above you might get an error saying "The program can't start because ASL.dll is missing from your computer", if that happens copy the contents of the Blackra1n folder to these directories:
  
  

  32 Bit – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
  64 Bit – C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
  

  
  Read more: How To Fix Missing ASL.dll While Running Blackra1n http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/how-to-fix-missing-asl-dll-while-running-blackra1n.html#ixzz0uaS4gXPh
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• Step 5 (optional): Once you have the files copied simply run blackra1n.exe from the new directory or create a shortcut for it on your desktop and run it from there. Everything should run smoothly from here. Enjoy your new jailbroken phone!

I will add a guide for Mac users soon, keep checking back.

Credit:
Thanks to the Blackra1n team for providing an easy to use jailbreak tool.
Many thanks to Techie Buzz for info on the ASL.dll error and how to fix it. For the original article see : http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/how-to-fix-missing-asl-dll-while-running-blackra1n.html