Does my Ipod need to be formatted?

I recently bought an Ipod Nano, and it is not registering with my Itunes. When I try to download the new version of Itunes, it always tells me there is an error with "Stopping Services," and I have no idea how to correct the problem. I am wondering if formatting my Ipod would help at all, but I am unsure as to how to format it. Can anyone help me?

Hi
To make it more obvious: your iPod has nothing to do with it when you try downloading an update of iTunes and it fails. Would not help to format it.
Have you problems downloading other software to your PC too? Sounds like a network problem...
Regards,
Rene

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Thanks.

Hmm..Here's a few options:
~Hopefully you can see your Ipod under My Computer.
1. Enable the viewing of hidden files, then browse to (let's call it I:/ drive.)
I:/YourIpod_Name/iPodControl/Music
Copy the whole music folder to your desktop or somewhere safe. That folder contains all your songs, though they will have names such as HGB3.mp3.
(Enable Hidden Files<Under Advanced View>: Control Panel>Appearance and Themes>Folder Options>View Tab>Show Hidden Files and Folders)
~If it doesn't appear under My Computer or if it does.
2. Use a third-party software program to get the songs from your Ipod to a folder on your computer. This will get the songs from your Ipod with the correct artists and names. Not sure if posting links to third-party software is 'legal', but here it goes:
http://download.cnet.com/iDump/3000-2169_4-10407429.html
I use this one to keep a backup of my songs from time to time. It's best to keep the backup on an external drive just in-case you HD dies.
If your still not able to get a backup of your songs, well that's all I have right now. Maybe you can wait for other replies, or just go ahead and format it(but you lose your songs).
Now to restore:
Let's see why it isn't appearing under iTunes.
Open up iTunes with your ipod connected, ignore anything that may pop up. Click the tab called 'Help' and then 'Run Diagnostics...'. Check only the two last boxes:
-Iphone/Ipod connectivity tests
-Iphone/Ipod touch sync tests
Hit next, again make sure your ipod is connected...next one more time.
You should pass all tests for connectivity.
Now sync, which you should fail.
Apple wrote:
This feature tests iPod and iPhone connectivity on a Windows PC running iTunes. Except for syncing, the diagnostic tests in iTunes do not test the hardware or software on the iPod/iPhone.
If any problems occur under the connectivity tests, post here.
If your up to losing your songs, your ipod is treated like a volume so right-click > format, should format it, deleting everything. When connected to iTunes, it should present the option to restore.
^I can say this, because I've done it, but I don't know if the outcome will be the same for you.

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So I dont have any idea what happened to my iPod, but it needs to be fomatted now.
And I don't have any of the music backed up or anywhere.
Is there anyway I can get it off and put somewhere on the computer without formatting it?

Depends on the size of the Ipod but 10 minutes is a nice time. You could run the installer again. No harm, no foul since it is empty anyway.
Jeff Bryan notes:
First of all, try clicking on the little x in the top corner, which might take you to the next stage in the process. Sometimes it gets stuck.
If this doesnt work, shut down the computer, disconnect the iPod, restart the computer, run the updater again, and connect the iPod when prompted.

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OK, I followed your (very helpful) advice (thank you!), and I selected both the icon that had 27.95 Apple (the iPod, I assumed) and the little icon indented beneath it, which didn't say anything but appeared to be a subset of the one above. I had to initialize them because I got the message saying that it was unreadable (the other option was to ignore). So after I did that, I clicked on the First Aid tab and -- voila! -- was able to click on the "repair" button. It took a couple minutes, and then I got the following message:
Repairing disk "".
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Catalog file entry not found for extent
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Repair completed.
So now what? My iPod is still plugged into my computer (I'm getting the "Do Not Disconnect" message on it, but there is no way to eject it because the iPod icon is still not showing up either in iTunes or on my desktop.
Do I need to start over by reinstalling the iPod software and just pretending that I've got a brand new iPod? Will it mess the iPod up if I disconnect it while the "Do Not Disconnect" message is on its screen?
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Karl
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OK, I followed your (very helpful) advice (thank you!), and I selected both the icon that had 27.95 Apple (the iPod, I assumed) and the little icon indented beneath it, which didn't say anything but appeared to be a subset of the one above. I had to initialize them because I got the message saying that it was unreadable (the other option was to ignore). So after I did that, I clicked on the First Aid tab and -- voila! -- was able to click on the "repair" button. It took a couple minutes, and then I got the following message:
Repairing disk "".
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Catalog file entry not found for extent
Volume check failed.
Repair completed.
So now what? My iPod is still plugged into my computer (I'm getting the "Do Not Disconnect" message on it, but there is no way to eject it because the iPod icon is still not showing up either in iTunes or on my desktop.
Do I need to start over by reinstalling the iPod software and just pretending that I've got a brand new iPod? Will it mess the iPod up if I disconnect it while the "Do Not Disconnect" message is on its screen?
Thank you so much.

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1. you have to completely remove the present version of iTunes by following the steps in the article(Removing iTunes and QuickTime for Windows):
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93698.
2. reinstall the latest version 7.2
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Hi
To make it more obvious: your iPod has nothing to do with it when you try downloading an update of iTunes and it fails. Would not help to format it.
Have you problems downloading other software to your PC too? Sounds like a network problem...
Regards,
Rene

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and I am at wit's end. I have tried using the instructions on the Apple website. I
have also tried the Tunes Plus softward. I go through all of steps correctly, I think,
and nothing happens. I don't think I have a problem with iTunes so maybe it
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Airplay always adds confusion in my view as it's not the only way the device works.
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2 - You can 'push' compatible media and content of some iOS apps to AppleTV from iPads, iPhones, iPod Touch and using Airplay from itunes (the only desktop app enabled for Airplay in OS X or Windows). Airplay from itunes generally only gives different results with music whereby equaliser, enhancement and cross fade settings are applied before sending the audio whereas 'pulling' using AppleTV menus does not add these effects. Also Airplay from itunes is one method to play Audible audiobooks using AppleTV as a 'speaker'.
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AC

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See these.
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iPod only shows an Apple logo and doesn't start up.
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