HELP PLEASE My NEW iPod Shuffle wont play

My computer recognizes the iPod, so does ITunes, it says its transferring my songs but when I try to play them the iPod just flashes the error green orange green orange green. I tried to "re-set it" but it just wont play any songs. If I plug it in my computer again it shows that the music is one there. What gives?

check the box "convert higher bitrate songs to AAC 128", do an autofill, and try again.

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Hey people
If anyone could help me it would be much appreciated. Right. I have windows 98 and my ipod shuffle has been working fine with it, i have been using winamp to transfer songs onto it.
BUT recently, i have transferred songs to my ipod as normal, they look like they have transferred as normal, but when i safely eject the ipod and try to listen to the songs, theyre not on there. just blank spaces where they shud be.
so i just formatted the whole thing to see if that wud work. i went to realplayer this time to transfer songs. again, it seemed as if they transferred as normal. but when i tried to listen to them, the error light came on indicating no songs are on it. BUT when i put it bak into the computer, realplayer indicated the files are on there! the exact songs i tried to transfer!
whyyyyyyy oh whyyyyyyyy wont they play! sumbody purlease help me, i cant hack the boring commute to work without music!!
thanks!!

Just reformatting the Shuffle with windows will destroy the firmware that runs the shuffle. IF you can't download ipod updater for Windows 98 than you will first half to "restore" the shuffle on a machine that can run Ipod updater. Than you can try and go back to third party windows 98 apps.

IPod shuffle wont play!!!

i have my ipod shuffle all charged and i just got my iTunes to start working again and i have already put all of the songs on my iPod shuffle but it wont play!
please, if you have any idea why my iPod shuffle is not working or how to fix it please reply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi there,
This isnt an answer, more of declaration of another victim. I have downloaded the newest iTunes version and reset the Shuffle to factory settings (a couple of times now). I can see the song listed in the Shuffle's listing on my screen, I can see the memory drop to acommodate the song but the pod passes over it every time I try to play it. Its very frustrating and I have since downloaded a different song, that has loaded onto the shuffle ok and plays as pernormal. I then decided to re-download the offending song and the same result...shuffle doesnt wanna know.
The damnedest thing is, that that song plays fine from my laptop....
Anyways, just thought you outght to know youre not alone.
Dave

IPod shuffle wont play but shows up on PC/iTunes....

Hey Guys,
Recently my iPod Shuffle decided to die and stop working. The battery check button doesnt work (no LED lights up) and it simply wont turn on and play any music.
The most ironic thing is that, when plugged in my PC, Windows XP recognises it. I can see it in My Computer as a Drive, and can put stuff on it like a normal USB drive.
Not only this, but when iTunes is opened (or auto-opens in some cases), it also recognises my iPod Shuffle with all the songs i have on it.
This is the case with all 3 computers ive tried it with: my laptop, my normal PC and my pc at work.
the iPod Shuffle has the latest update and i've restored it numerous times. (yes i restarted the PC before "restoring the iPod Shuffle on all 3 PCs.) Also i have charged the battery (left it in PC for 6hrs) and it hasnt fixed anything. Ive charged it at home and at work.
I cannot figure out what is wrong!
-itunes sees it (with all the songs)
-after restoring it, itunes is able to load songs onto it
-windows sees it as a drive in My Computer
-windows detects it when plugged into PC.
I also had an iPod 4G 20gig that died on me about 2 months ago..
I love my Apple products but when they casue problems i dont like it Can someone help me? I Have also read and followed all the FAQ/articles about the iPod Shuffle in the Support section...and that hasnt helped
BTW: I am still covered under the One Year Warranty. But it seems Apple doesnt warranty iPod Shuffles? AS they expect it not to have so much problems as the iPod (Hard Drive)? I am not sure what to do, and if i was to warranty it i dont know how to approach it!

Hi Henry,
It is really nice to know you had followed all the trouble shooting steps to resolve the issue with the iPod shuffle.
Since, the iPod shuffle is not charging it needs to be serviced.
Visit http://depot.info.apple.com/ipodshuffle/
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodshuffle/service/faq/
Apple will send an replacement iPod shuffle only if this iPod shuffle is within the warranty period.
Good Luck!!
Santo

Ipod shuffle Wont play.. Seems like a battery issue

Guys ... can anyone help with this
My shuffle just stopped playing. Looks like the battery is dead. The lead indicator has no light when depressed. i have charged it via USB port and alos power adapter. The front status light shows green [ having been amber]. The battery led stil shows no light. All content is still visible in ITunes. I have reset it, also restored the software and then tried to charge it.
Still seems to be dead. When you depress the battery status button , the led display light on the front turns green and stays lit for appox 5 seconds.
Any help appreciated

With a totally dead battery you wouldn't get the green status LED to light up. OTOH, that shouldn't light up when the battery check button is depressed.
Probable cause: Internal electrical fault, and won't be recovered. You can/should try the iPod Shuffle Reset Utility, but don't hold out much hope.

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Hello all, this is my first post.Can someone please advise me on a couple of simple points/scenarios.I have read the recent manuals, but can't seem to find anything specific to these questions.itunes is completely new to me :
I have just bought a new 30gb video for me, and a ipod nano for my daughter.I have just put 200 albums into the itunes library. Before I add them to my 30gb ipod, I want to make sure I don't mess up right at the start.
Question 1. If I just connect my ipod to itunes and let it sync automatically, can I change this to manual at a later date, and then add manually if I wish, or if I let it sync automatically from the start, is that it for all future connections to itunes (is there no going back)?
Question 2. How does this affect me connecting and syncing my daughters ipod nano to itunes if I have synced my ipod to itunes prior to this?
Question 3. Obviously I don't want my 10 year old daughter to have all of what I have saved in the itunes library.Therefore I'd like to create a seperate bit to add her cd's to the library and add manually to her ipod.What would anyone advise is the best way to do this. Otherwise, If I don't create a seperate folder, then surely when I add /import one of her cd's onto the computer, it's just going to go into the main library which I don't want.What I'm saying is that I'd like to gave the main library for my stuff, and a seperate folder for her stuff without it being in the main library - because then surely if her stuff is in the main library, then when I go to sync my ipod again at a later date, it's going to dump her stuff on my ipod also? Yes?
Question 4. I have also just bought a new laptop and have donwloaded the latest version of itunes onto it.I haven't done anything else with it.What would be the best way to copy the library from my main computer to the laptop - would you advise external hard drive, or using the ipod? Also, on the laptop, if I was just to connect my ipod to this, would it automatically take the music from the ipod and dump into the new itunes on the laptop.
I work away from home alot, and basically want a duplicate library on both machines.Any advice??
I have windows XP on the main home computer and the new laptop has vista on it.Would this affect anything?
Any help on these matters is greatly appreciated.Thanks to you all.

"I have just bought a new 30gb video for me, and a ipod nano for my daughter.I have just put 200 albums into the itunes library. Before I add them to my 30gb ipod, I want to make sure I don't mess up right at the start"
When the iPods belong to different people, there are basically two ways of using multiple iPods on a computer and these involve:
a) Sharing a single iTunes library and or user account or
b) Creating multiple user accounts.
Note: When you are sharing an iTunes library, you don't have to set each iPod to update in the same manner, you can mix and match from the options below as each iPod has it's own update settings
Sharing a Library and/or User Account
If you want to share the one library, you can set either or all of the iPods so that they only get updated with only certain playlists (you can update from more than one if you wish):
Loading songs onto iPod automatically - Windows
Choosing the update option "Sync Music - Selected playlists" allows you to create a playlist specifically for the iPod and drag the tracks you want into it. If you tire of the list and want to change it, you just add or remove the songs you don't want. The ones you take out out remain in the library to be used some other time if you choose. You can read more about playlists at these links:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Or you can choose to update any or all of the iPods manually and just drag whatever content you want to them: Managing content manually on iPod
It's also possible to have multiple libraries in a single account. To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Option key (or Shift key in Windows) when launching iTunes 7. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to the other Library.
Note: You can only have one Library open at a time and iTunes will default to the last library opened if you don't use the keyboard command to choose one. This can prove tricky when using multiple iPods, if you don't use the keyboard command you can risk syncing to the wrong library:
Using multiple iTunes libraries -Windows
Separate User Accounts
Another option is to create a separate User account for each person on your PC or Mac. Different accounts by definition would give you completely separate libraries. Each account has it's own iTunes folder, Library and iTunes Music folder and you load it with CDs etc just as you did with your original one. The iPod can be set to update however the owner chooses, sync all, manual or sync specific playlists
I don't use Windows so I can't give you a step by step on that one, however I can point you to another web page which should help you out. You can read about Windows user accounts here:
Using Windows XP User Accounts

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Hi Daisymae3,
The iPod shuffle does not use Windows Media Player to sync, it uses Apple’s iTunes application, available for free from this web site -
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http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
See also the manual for your iPod shuffle -
User Manual iPod shuffle
manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1550/en_US/iPod_shuffle_4thgen_User_Guide .pdf
Specifically Chapter 3 - Setting up the iPod shuffle.
iTunes is the free software application you use to set up, organize, and manage your content
on iPod shuffle.
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So, if you select one of these songs on the iPods screen, and try to play it, what happens? The iPod does nothing? It skips to the next song?
It's possible you will have to do a Restore on the iPod, if there is data corruption on the iPod causing this problem. The Restore erases the iPod, and removes any corruption.
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I just got a new iPod shuffle, I connected it to my computer, synced my current iTunes, (the iPod shows the songs are on there). I charged it fully. I went to listen to it for the first time, and nothing :( no sound nothing, the lite is red.? plz help:(

Please help....
I bought a brand new iPod shuffle yesterday from future shop. I brought it home and plugged it into my computer and set it up with the iTunes on my computer....
on iTunes the iPod shows up, and synced...shows that my songs are on there. I charged it for at least 6 hrs. I went to listen to it this morning...and I gots nothing no music no nothing. the light blinks red twice and that's all I got. please help :(

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