HT201272 Ipod nano won't sync and I have ! points next to my 600 songs that I can't play.

My brand new lap top will not sync with my iPod. I've tried everything- uninstalling iTunes, reinstall, erase my iPod and have in sync with my new computer, only 3 song's out of 600 will come across. My entire libraray shows up however all my songs have ! points in front of them. I've constantly have had to go to my OLD PC and download my songs again from the erase. I can play it from my OLD PC however my new laptop still wont reconize my library.

I just figured it out you have to plug in your iPod and when the little icon appears in the toolbar on the left click it now you should see the screen with a pic of your iPod and the thing that says check for updates and restore.....now look above the pic of your iPod up where the tabs are and click the one that says games then click the box that says sync games then click the box that says selected games now chose the games you want to sync and click the apply button in the bottom right corner and it will sync your games... Ur Welcome

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When you connect your ipod up to the computer. It should show the device, usually with the name of the device, in my case 'jordan's ipod'. This should be on the row which shows 'songs', 'albums' e.t.c on the far right. There when you click on it it should go to a different screen showing a picture of your ipod along with two buttons - Update and Restore. Click update and it should take a 2 mins while your ipod is updated to the latest version of Ios.
After updating te ipod see if there is a change in results.
PS: make sure the device is active while syncing so keep tapping the screen.
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Maybe the Nano you got is defective. Have it replaced.

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Hi Goofy Goat,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
It sounds like you have done some great troubleshooting for your iPod nano that is not responding. In this situation, if resetting it did not resolve, I would suggest restoring the iPod back to its factory settings and then sync your content back onto it from iTunes. Please use the following article as a resource for restoring.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
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Come Apple, don't fail me now.

Your problem is completely different from the original post. The OP could not run the correct version of iTunes on their older computer. You're much more likely to get the help you need by starting your own thread with a properly descriptive subject line.
If you need instructions on how to start a new thread, see this link:
http://discussions.apple.com/ann.jspa?annID=650
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Hey hirsty!
I have a link for you here that can help you troubleshoot this issue:
Apple - Support - iPod nano - iTunes Troubleshooting Assistant
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodnano/assistant/itunes/
That link will help you through some steps that will help you resolve this issue with your iPod nano syncing. Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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