Disk could not be read from or written to

I'm a new ipod user. I can get songs on my ipod. But when I go to get photos I get an error message saying, "ipod cannot be updated. The disk could not be read from or written to."
In itunes I can see the ipod. When I go to look at My Computer, it does not show the ipod as a disk drive.
Thanks!

I'm a new ipod user. I can get songs on my ipod.
But when I go to get photos I get an error message
saying, "ipod cannot be updated. The disk could not
be read from or written to."
In itunes I can see the ipod. When I go to look at My
Computer, it does not show the ipod as a disk drive.
Thanks!
It's so simple, dont worry. Just connect your ipod to the computer. iTunes must open. In iTunes clcik on the small ipod icon which appears at the right bottom of the itunes window. click on that icon and another window with some options will be opened. Click on "enable disk use" and make this selection marked and click ok.
it'll certainly help!

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