Can you connect an IPOD used on Mac onto a Window PC ?

I have tried to connect a friend's IPOD which he used on a Mac Platform, onto my Windows PC platform. Itunes nor Windows Explorer seems to recognize my friend's Ipod.
Does anyone know a way to read a Mac Ipod onto a PC and vice or versa?
Thanks

To read a Mac-formatted iPod on a PC, you need third-party software, such as XPlay (http://www.mediafour.com/products/xplay/).
Although it's not supported by Apple, Macs will read a PC-formatted iPod just fine.

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