Blank titles, itunes feezing when ipod touch connected

This is a problem I really cannot get my head around, every time I connect my ipod touch it freezes itunes, and itunes doesn't show songs titles.
I have included screen shots, can someone help please?
Im using the latest itunes on windows vista, latest ipod software.
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Think I solved/found a workaround to a similar problem, although, with Touch connecting to MacBook OS 10.5.8. Uninstalled and reinstalled fresh version of iTunes to no avail, but by wiping my Touch and restoring, the problem was solved. BUT once I downloaded a podcast episode directly from the iTunesStore same hang returned (if using force quit the iTune app shows as unresponsive, removing the usb connection immediately frees the hang, replugging rehangs). After wiping Touch and restoring, sync works fine until adding content to mobile iTunes directly on Touch. Hang returns. One more wipe/restore and now, until there is upgrade to Touch OS (3.0 [7A341]) to fix what I think is a bug, I'll only add content via iTunes on my MacBook.

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Which OS are you using?
In the meantime, research your problem in Knowledge Base.

How to "Open iTunes automatically when iPod is connected"....

...without having them sync automatically? I'm able to do this on my MBP just fine. The solution on my MBP is to uncheck "prevent ipods, ipads, iphones from syncing automatically" under Devices Preferences. Then I'm able to check "Open iTunes when Ipod is connected" under my iPod's Summary Options. After that i can then go back a uncheck "prevents Ip.... from syncing automatically".
Unfortunately, this option doesn't seem to be available to Windows users. or is it?
Thanks,
Mike

this will solve half of my issue while coincidentally causing the other half of it.
I want to be able to:
Open iTunes automatically when iPod is connected
AND
Prevent my ipod from syncing automatically *(when this is enabled the prior feature becomes disabled)

MacBook loses wireless connection when iPod touch connects to network

hi
ever since upgrading to 10.5.5. on my MacBook i've had the "intermittent network connection" problems that have been described and discussed (without any real solution from what i can see) in another thread.
PROBLEM: every couple of minutes my MacBook loses connectivity to the network - the AirPort icon still says that i'm connected, albeit with one less bar than before, but i can't connect to anywhere, not even to the wireless router - and to re-establish a connection i need to switch off AirPort, switch it back on, it will then reconnect, and after two minutes or so i have to do it all over again because the network connection drops again.
NOVEL OBSERVATION 1: reinstalling the 10.5.5. combo system updater helped somewhat. i used to get an error in system.log about there being too many state transitions on the wireless network and about network traffic reduction measures being taken to overcome this problem, but after reinstalling the 10.5.5. combo system updater this message never appears in the logs and I get kicked off only sometimes (see what i say in point 2 below)
NOVEL OBSERVATION 2: now my MacBook will only lose its connection to the net if i switch on my iPod Touch and switch its wireless interface on. in fact, the only way to avoid the MacBook getting constantly disconnected is to make sure that the wireless interface on the Touch is switched off in the Touch's system preferences; if I just sleep the Touch (top button) without switching off its wireless network interface first in its System Preferences, then the MacBook will keep disconnecting even while the Touch is in sleep mode (presumably the Touch keeps polling the network or something, even while it's in sleep mode).
DIAGNOSTIC NOTE 1: I have another wireless device (my Nokia E51, which has wifi capabilities) and if I connect it to the wireless interface then the MacBook's connection isn't dropped - i.e. the MacBook only loses its wireless connection when my iPod Touch connects to the wireless network.
DIAGNOSTIC NOTE 2: I have upgraded my wireless router (before I had a Linksys WRT-54GC, now I have a Netgear WGR614v9) but that has made no difference.
DIAGNOSTIC NOTE 3: I have also tried altering the router's settings (i have played around a_lot with this, trying every combination I could think of - e.g. staple down particular devices to particular ip addresses, use only 802.11g versus automatic b/g, etc) but that has made no difference either.
RANT:
The only thing that prevents these disconnections from occurring is to keep the iPod Touch's wireless switched off, which ***** because if I'm in the kitchen I can't have it switched on to monitor my email (yes, I've no life, i hang around waiting for emails), or if I go have a lie down and want to check out stuff on the net, or to browse the iTunes music store or whatever, then I know that my connecting my iPod Touch the computer will be disconnected.
This obviously *****, right? And a lot of people are having wireless problems with their MacBooks, right? And these problems seem to have been around for over a year, right?
So why hasn't Apple solved this problem yet? Or am I just being melodramatic?
Your thoughts on any or all of the above, or flames if that's your preferred method of communicating, are invited. =)
Cheers
dr.colekat

Having the same problem here. As a first time mac user, Apple has certainly made a bad first impression.
For me, the issue seems to occur when transferring files between computers that are connected to the same access point (when transferring files from wired computers on the network there is no issue). My vista laptop and every laptop I have tried has worked perfectly fine with this access point so I am 100% convinced it is the mac. Basically when I copy the files, after about 100mb, I am unable to access anything on the local network or internet until I restart Airport. The weird thing is that even though I am unable to access anything, the airport utility says it is connected. I might also note that the wireless signal strength is full.
If I can't get this figured out in a few days, this computer is going back to the store where it came from and I will officially label myself anti-mac. This type of issue is just unacceptable for something so main stream.

ITunes hangs when iPod is connected

I have iTunes 8.2.1 on my 2009 20" iMac with OS 10.5.7.
When I plug in my iPod Touch, iTunes will show a turning color wheel and becomes non-responsive for a minute or two. Other apps will operate fine in the OS at such time.
This happens at random times, and I cannot nail down a reason.
When iTunes becomes non-responsive with a turning color wheel while the iPod is plugged in.....the OS and other apps will see the iPod fine. As soon as the color wheel stops turning, the iTunes become responsive, and then it shows the iPod under DEVICES. During the color wheel turning period, there is nothing under DEVICES in iTunes.
I am sure this has happened to others before. Darn! I thought Mac does not have such problem and I ended up buying one. Should I regret now?
Regards,
A

Hy there,
Having spend hours the last days solving similar issues with my ipod Touch / Mac Mini - here's how I finally got my problem solved. Hopefully this will give some useful clues.
I also found that on my MBP - the Touch seemed to work fine - thus excluding Touch hard/firmware problem.
On the Mini:
- Deleted iTunes
(simply trash the App - to be able to empty the trash I had to first terminate iTunesHelper via System Monitor)
- Removed the Apple Mobile Device Service
(http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1747?viewlocale=en_US)
- Removed the App "iToner" as well as it's iTonerHelper files
(To find them use Spotlight with choosing the option file type other "System Files")
- Repaired Disk Permissions
- Restarted the Mini
- Reinstalled the latest iTunes 9.0.3
- Launched iTunes - deleted the iPod Touche's backup file
- Closed iTunes - repaired Disk Permissions again
- Launched iTunes
- Put the iPod Touch into Recovery Mode and made a fresh set up
....finally it syncs again at normal speed without freezing iTunes
NO MORE beachball of death !
Hope this may be of any help.
Best
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I just updated my iPod from 3.1.3 to iOS 4, and after all of that, when I plug in my iPod Touch 2G [version 4.0 (8A293)] to my laptop, iTunes crashes. A window pops up saying "iTunes has stopped working," and then iTunes closes automatically. When I do not already have iTunes open and I connect my iPod, iTunes will open and then close a few seconds later with the same pop up box.
I tried seeing if it was a syncing or connecting issue, so I turned off automatic syncing and the problem still exists. Therefore, I think it is a connection issue.
*Note: When I was updating to iOS 4, I left and came back to my computer with it running on idle. Could that have had an effect? If so, how can I just redo everything?
**Another note that may be helpful is that while I do still have all of my music and videos in iTunes (which works totally fine with no iPod attached), the videos and music is NOT on my iPod. But, my apps all work fine on my iPod.
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Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
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Thank you,
Pretty much all of the posts in that link deal with PC problems, drivers and bios stuff. Since I am running on a Mac, I don't think there is much I can do to deal with those kind of issues.
I don't seem to have any other problems with USB connections to other devices, and my iPod does work with iTunes for at least a short while after I wipe it and start over. This leads me to believe it is less of an USB issue and more something to do with software on either the iPod and iTunes. I am beginning to suspect either something with an App or using the onboard iTunes Store to download content that is somehow corrupting the iPod.
In the past, I had problems with the sync taking an inordinate amount of time to back up, which after months of research I learned that it most likely had something to do with downloading an App from the App Store on the iPod in the early days of the App Store (A problem I was never able to eliminate despite numerous restores, due to the corrupted App being re-loaded every time I used the backups. I WAS able to eliminate the problem after deleting and re-downloading all of the Apps when I nuked my iPod). My problems with not being able to sync happened shortly after I downloaded an App from the App Store (something which I refrained from doing due to fears of corruption!).
I dunno, any thoughts on this?
P.S. I am still waiting for an answer as to the fate of the content I downloaded on my Ipod. If I restore my iPod without transfering the purchases, are they ultimately lost?

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Sounds like you "got lucky", Mitch.
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My problem still isnt solved however I have got further. This has taken me many hours but by searching for ages, i tried the msconfig idea on itunes. After following the instructions, i found that it stopped my itunes from crashing. I then found the root of the problem - it was the Apple Mobile Device which was interfering and crashing my itunes. So i deleted it and yes my itunes was not crashing however I need it to sync my ipod..hmm.. so if I reinstall it, it crashes my itunes and if I dont, I still cannot sync my ipod.
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BenjoWestside wrote:
... as soon as _I unplug the iPod_ it says "no songs available" (oddly enough you can still see the pictures in the cover flow of the opening menu). Then when I plug it in again and run iTunes it says I have to restore my iPod completely, becuase "an iPod in recovery mode has been detected".
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