Changing song names/artist names on ipod

When I initially put all my songs on the ipod some of the song titles and artist names were wrong - i went back into itunes and fixed them all but when it updated the ipod it didn't change any of them on the ipod. Is there something I am not doing?
Gateway Windows XP

When you have the ipod plugged in have you tried to click on the names in the ipod folder to where a box comes around each name? Try this and it will let you type in a new name.

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In iTunes, right click on the song and go click on the selection 'get song info' (Or somthing like that, I`m not 100% sure, but i think it it similiar) and you can change what you want in there.

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I have a 20GB vidoe iPod. All my songs from my online library, which I purchased on Itunes, synch to my iPod. However, I cannot locate a song under the Artist category, because the Artist name is not listed. I can find, however, the song if I search for the Album or the Song name itself. So, in a nut shell, the songs are on my iPod, but the Artist name is not listed for that song. Help.

It could be that you have inadvertently imported these CDs into iTunes as part of a compilation. If so, the artists won't show in the artists menu on the iPod.
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You have skype or anything? Easier to chat and explain lol. Ill try my best tho. Pretty much for the songs that are not working for you,remove(delete) from iphone-music. Make sure to then file add to libary select the songs, then go to the very top right "Library" below says music, click it, which then find the songs you just readded, right click get info, change the artist name, song name etc. What ever you need changed, then apply(ok), select the file(s) drag to the iphone/ipod - music. Should appear on iphone as it does on itunes.

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I don't believe it is possible to sort by Artist name, sorry.
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Changing song's names

I have a problem, I can't change any song names or artist. I noticed that some songs were written in a bad way or a way I didn't like, so I hit double click in the song so that the song name gets ready to change but anything happens, so how can I change my songs or artists names after they are distributed in my diferent playlists?
HP Windows XP

Select the song, then click and wait, you can then
re-type the song. Or gith click>Get Info for full
editing.
That's exactly my problem, if I click and wait, nothing happens. And if I change the names from the files directly in windows, later the song is not recognized by iTunes.
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Changing song names/artist names on ipod

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