2 windows logins,  2 ipods - sync specific ipod with userid ?

I use 2 different userids for my wife and son on our Dell desktop which uses Windows XP. They each have ipods with very different playlists under their userids. The problem is that my wife leaves her ipod connected to the usb port to charge it. If my son signs onto his userid and opens iTunes, it syncs his playlist to her iPod which is plugged in. Is there a way to associate the serial # of the iPod with a specific windows login so that it does not do the sync ?

Hey marcshap,
If the iPod is set to autosync to her user ID, then before it can be synced to another user ID logged in, it is likely someone is clicking yes to a prompt about "iPod is linked to another iTunes Library".
See the section about Automatic mode in this article for more information.
You also might want to consider Manual mode, see this article
Hope this helps,
Generik
PowerMac G4/Dell Precision WS 370, XP Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

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