HELP! Shuffle won't update songs

I have been trying to update my shuffle song list but it won't let me. The shuffle recharges and plays ok but won't let me change the song list. I have uninstalled and restalled the IPod & Itunes but that doesn't fix it. Has any one else had this problem and fixed it?

You're not the only one. My son's shuffle is now completely useless- NOTHING will help in anything I have found. He has no songs and no ability for itunes to put anything on it. Try explaining that there's nothing to be done about it (short of buying a CD player and just burning CDs-how 90s!) to an 11-year-old who LOVES music.
My own shuffle won't update and itunes shuts down immediately when I click on the shuffle autofill button.
The obvious culprit? The most recent update of iTunes. I think there's a software glitch, and I'm very upset that the people who wrote this stuff didn't check it out before the autoupdater ruined people's enjoyment of their shuffles. Everything was fine before I updated. GRRR!!!

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