After a system recovery, my ipod nano is not recongnized by my computer or ITunes...

the ipod is fine and is recognized on another computer and is charged.... just doesn't show up as a portable device in my computer or ITunes after a system recovery i did. help

See Here for Device not recognised
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/

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Ipod Nano does not appear in "My Computer" and "Itunes"

I was charging my Ipod Nano. I erased all the songs from the nano to create a new playlist. The Ipod froze in the "Do not disconnect" phase. It was disconnected a few hours later (not intentionally). Now it has disappeared from Itunes and the computer does not recognize it. The Ipod screen still says "Do not Disconnect". I have tried to reconnect the device many times. I have tried to "toggle the hold button" and even shut the computer down and restarted it to see if it would recognize the ipod. No luck. I cannot turn the ipod on and the screen is still dark and the "Do Not Disconnect" seems to be perminant. HELP!

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Never mind, I think. I think I figured it out. There was 1 song (out of > 900!) that somehow had been purchased with the other ID - I have no idea how. Once I deleted that song, it stopped asking.
There may be something with the newest iTunes version too. I didn't think in older versions that the "On this iPod" list of songs was greyed out. But at least it syncs ok.

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my ipod touch does not appear in "my computer" or"itunes"
i have reset the ipod
switched it on and off and also the PC

when you connect the ipod what does it do? does it charge? does the cable have connectivity?
try a different USB port first. also, how did you reset the ipod? can you describe?

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See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
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My iPod classic is not recognized by my computer or iTunes

My iPod is not recognized by my computer or iTunes. It worked fine a few months ago but now it doesn't even sync. I tried everything from turning it on/off, reinstalling iTunes, checking the connectivity issues and etc. After going through the connectivity test the only thing I found odd was that it said that the iPod classic running firmware 1.1.2 is not connected. Could that be the issue? And if so, how can I get that firmware running again?

I have the same issue with my ipod classic, and have gone through these steps. However, when i come to the step where it says to reinstall: "
Next, open the new version of iTunes and connect your iPod to your computer.
Select your iPod in the source list and click "Check for Update" under the Summary tab. iTunes will check to see if your iPod needs to be updated and perform the update for you. "
there is no ipod listed in the source list to check for any updates under the summary tab. Itunes just DOES NOT see the ipod at all. And this is where I am stuck....further instructions PLEASE!!! Thank you....

Solved: New iPod nano 8g not seen in My Computer/iTunes after Apple Support

I received this iPod as a Christmas gift and it has taken months to get it working but I am happy to say I finally did. I wanted to post what I did to solve the problem in case anyone else is having the same issue.
Background Information:
- Windows XP operating system (I had to upgrade to SP 2 just for this iPod)
- Computer works fine with an older iPod nano
- New iPod nano would simply bring up the "Install Hardware Wizard" and always resulted in "Cannot Install Hardware"
- Nothing would show up in My Computer
- iPod would say "Connected, Eject before disconnecting" when it was connected
- Under "Services" iPod service was running & Started
- Under "Device Manager" iPod showed up under "Other Devices" with an exclamation/question mark for "iPod" (note: this did not show up under USB controllers)
What I Have Tried That Didn't Work:
- Downloading new iTunes. I did this a few times and ended up with 7.6.1.9
- Uninstall and reinstall iTunes and Quicktime
- Tried Install Hardware Wizard option to search for drivers in c:\WINNT\inf (or c:\windows\inf if that's what you have)
- Restarted computer several times and tried creating a new user in Windows XP
- Tried going to "Right-click-My Computer"-"Manage"-"Device Manager" and uninstalled any instance of iPod (under "Other Devices") and tried refreshing / re-installing
- Tried stopping and restarting the iPod service in "Services"
- Tried restarting iPod, resetting it, all those 5 R's and other Apple support docs online
- Tried finding answers in forums
- Finally today I spent a few hours on the phone with Apple Support, and after repeating everything in their self-help documents online, and it still didn't work, they said "Call Microsoft and tell them you have a driver issue" and that my new iPod needed some additional driver (which is why old iPod works but not new)
So that's where I left off this afternoon. I think I've seen people who haven't had much luck getting Microsoft support to help with iPod issues, so I continued searching online. I tried updating my Video driver from the Gateway.com website and that didn't work.
On the microsoft.com website, the best I could find was a registry change which told me to delete registry keys for UpperFilters and LowerFilters, which I didn't even have so I couldn't try.
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I searched for iPod - specific drivers, and on some random help forum - http://www.computing.net/hardware/wwwboard/forum/43267.html
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I also followed his directions to add "usbstor.sys" from c:\winnt\servicepack files\i386\ to c:\winnt\system32\drivers.
Lastly, I saw some other usb*.inf and usb*.pnf files on my laptop so I decided what-the-heck, I'll grab them all since I only had usbvideo.inf, and thus I extracted the following into my c:\winnt\inf directory: usb.inf, usb.pnf, usbport.inf, usbport.pnf, usbprint.pnf, usbprint.inf, usbstor.pnf, usbtor.inf.
I restarted my computer and right away my iPod magically appeared in MyComputer and when I opened iTunes, it was also successfully there. Funny thing is, Windows Install Hardware Wizard popped up and I pointed it to that directory -- guess what, it didn't work. Apparently that doesn't matter. Every time I plug in my iPod now, I will just skip the "Install New Hardware Wizard" and go straight to iTunes.
I know this was lengthy but I thought I could save some one else hours of checking around--- just go look in your "inf" directory and make sure you have the usbstor.inf file!
Good luck!!!!

Take a look at this link, http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1410

Ipod nano charges but isnt found on computer or itunes

i recently purchased a ipod nano second generation (product)RED and it worked great but now (two months later) the center button dosent always work and when i plug it in to a windows compaq presario laptop it charges but isnt even on the computer or itunes .
i tried using different cords and even on a different computer please help me :[
compaq presario Windows XP laptop

i recently purchased a ipod nano second generation
(product)RED and it worked great but now (two months
later) the center button dosent always work and when
i plug it in to a windows compaq presario laptop it
charges but isnt even on the computer or itunes .
i tried using different cords and even on a different
computer please help me :[
compaq presario Windows XP
laptop
i got it t work i reseted it while it was plUGED IN OK thx n e waY

My ipod nano does not appear on my computer no matter what i do

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Hey JHost13!
I have an article for you that will help you troubleshoot this issue with your iPod nano:
iPod not recognized in My Computer and in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1369
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

New ipod nano 4gen doesn't connect to computer, or itunes!!!

i just got a new ipod and when i connected it my computer said new software connected, and had "install" or "install later". i clicked install and it said software for download could not be found.
i thought because it wasn't fully charged yet, so i let it charge.
i disconnected it and tried again, the same thing happened.
i then went to "my computer" and it didn't show up there either. then i went to itunes and there it didn't say anything.
my sister has the older ipod nano and i used the same cord and it connected. so its not the cord, or itunes because hers shows up.
i then went to my aunts house and tried to install it there. it actually did show up on her computer, but it didn't fully register because her itunes won't connect to her internet access.
I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO NOW! PLEASE HELP ME!

Same problem. Mine just flashes the Apple logo when connected. I've tried all the suggested methods that you have aswell. NO warranty, what now? Any luck with you?

My ipod nano will not eject from the computer and it says that it is connected even tho i have hit the eject button on itunes. What do i do????

I have tried to disconnect my ipod nano from the computer and it continues to say that it is connected. I am afriad to unplug it because I did that a few minutes ago to try and fix it and I had to reset it. It was completely synced when i hit the eject button. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

Right click on the iPod Nano icon. "Eject" should pop up. At least that is the way it works on Macs.
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TS1538 My ipod touch still not recognized by my computer or itunes

I just bought a brand new Ipod Touch. I plugged it in to my computer and my computer will not recognize it but other things are recognized by the device manager. I installed and reinstalled the newest version of Itunes and it isn't recognized by my computer or Itunes. I checked the USB cables, restarted the computer, restarted the Ipod and did everything in the article iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows and it still can't be recognized!! What should I do now?!

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My iPod touch is not recognised by the computer or iTunes

I have recently whiped my laptop and did a clean install of Windows 7. Now the iPod and the computer both beep when I connectn it to the computer BUT it does not appear as a drive i the computer, it is not recognised in iTunes and it does not show to be that it is charging.
I have uninstalled iTunes and all the associsted softwar (in the order designated) and reinstalled iTunes, powered down and restarted both deviceses, and stopped and restarted the Apple Mibile Device software. I even tried to "restore" the iPod and did the whipe on it (bad choise) now it displays the cord and plug and is asking to be connected to iTunes. but the laptop and iPod are not talking past the initial beeps.
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