Formatted on Mac OS === how to use on Windows

I´m traveling, and want to use my ipod 4G on my friend´s computer - windows xp. But when I connect the ipod, iTunes says this "iTunes has detected an iPod formatted on Macintosh. You must reformat this iPod to use it on XP".
Is this for real???? Is there no way to use it without reformatting?
Thanks!

Is your iPod actually Mac formatted or is this an incorrect message? If your iPod is formatted for Mac it won't run natively on a PC because Windows operating systems don't recognize Mac OS-formatted disks (HFS or HFS Plus formats). Mac formatted iPods can only be used on a PC that has a third party helper program such as XPlay or MacDrive installed: How to determine your iPod's disk format
Apart from that, if it is genuinely Mac formatted then no you can't use it without reformatting it for Windows. The problem lies with the Windows OS, Macs can read Windows formatting so had you been working the other way around you could have connected a Windows formatted iPod to a Mac.
If it is Windows formatted and you are getting that message, try changing the drive letter associated with the iPod. You'll get details in this article: Windows confuses iPod with network drive and iTunes may exhibit strange behavior in relation to the iPod.

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