ALT. SOLUTION !!! SONGBIRD - no proB with ipod classic in Windows XP SP2

hello friends...!
atlast i have come out of the APPLE AGONY http:// new ipod classic not recognized in itunes + itunes 7.6 installed but not opening in windows XP ...
having kept my APPLE IPOD CLASSIC unused for 15 days was REALLY IRRITATING...
# I have temporarily switched on with SONGBIRD http:// itunes alternative software...
just go ahead with - http://wiki.songbirdnest.com/Docs/IPodDeviceSupport
may be after waiting for next few months(?!!) for the APPLE designers to fix their itunes 7.6 goof-up with windows XP or with new ipod classic , i may try next itunes version....though i have not a bit of interest left to tune in with "itunes" ;-(
as of now- i hv, at least, started enjoying my ipod classic w/o any troubles ;D
Hope Songbird brings smiles on your faces too...Go ahead..
God Bless ITUNES 7.6

Hi,
   I ran into this a few months back... and ultimately i posted some how-to's on here... but basically something got botched with the isntallation... and what i learned thru pain was that un-installing and re-installing wasn't enough because the un-install process did not remove (registry entries, files/directories, services, ports, etc... in order to make for a clean reinstall).
   I also learned that the downloadable software does not have all of the framework needed for communication. So I had to find my original install disk and i had to go thru a very painfull (30min to 1hr) search and destroy registry mission... and other software removal steps. Once i got the software off completely and re-isntalled the sol man software worked without issue on detecting and finding the device and using the software.
    Now since then i read in another article (you can find it)... that HP provided a 2nd more advanced removal tool... but I'm not sure how well that works...
    Again if you search for my posts i think i put everything in there that you need to do.... and i do agree that I will never by a nother mid grade small office printer from HP... hardware is fine but software support and workability is complete *#&%)#&

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