TS1372 I was just about to about to update my iPod nano 7 from 1.0.2 to 1.0.3 . And after the complete download of the software,it says "The firmware file could not be found"   A little help anyone!!!

I was just about to about to update my iPod nano 7 from 1.0.2 to 1.0.3 . And after the complete download of the software,it says "The firmware file could not be found"   A little help anyone!!!

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Take a look at these two articles. The error messages are not the same, but they may help...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304309
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301267
If not, post back.
btabz

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    Welcome to Apple Discussions!
    Take a look at these two articles. The error messages are not the same, but they may help...
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304309
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301267
    If not, post back.
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