I can't access my music when i have my ipod connected... this *****...

ok, i have a 20GB ipod with the click wheel. i heard a lot of good things about the newest version of ITunes so I decided to download it. After installing it, half of my playlists were gone... AGGHHHH!!!!
I would be able to deal with that, but now I can not access my music. What's the deal here? I can see the songs, but iTunes is not allowing me to click on any of the songs. But when I unplug the iPod, I can click on any songs in my library.
Can anyone help me out here? Thanks so much!!!

Uncheck the "automatically sync" button (or it might be checking the manually manage the ipod). If you have it set to automatically sync the music, it will automatically transfer your music and playlists from your comptuer to the iPod, which means any changes on the computer get put on the iPod. If you uncheck that button, you'll have to manually manage the music, but you'll be able to access the music on the iPod. Took me a while to figure this one out.

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