Ipod 4G will not update to ios5 with PC

I ahve a PC and even though I have updated itunes to the newest version, my ipod 4G will not update to ios5. System continously states timed out. Not sure what to do.

- Try disabling the computer's security software during the download and update, or
- Doing a direct download and install using the instructions here:
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Hi I have a Ipod touch 3rd generation 8gb.
I want to update it to IOS5 but when i click check for updates in Itunes it sais you have 4.2.1.
I looked at other disscusions and it said they have 2nd generation but im positive I have 3rd before buying it i looked everywhere and got this ipod touch 3rd generation 8gb. I would pull up my order history but the history is 18 months and I think i got this a year ago.
and some people were talking about codes on the back mine is 579c-a1288
What im saying is can someone clear this up because its confusing. and if i bought a 3rd did they rip me of and give me a 2nd?

ZxDistortz wrote:
Dude what are you on abut i have an ipod touch 3rd gen 8gb and have thre same problem are you mad? Of course they produced a third generation otherwise they wouldnt have manufactured a fourth generation.
No - you are wrong!
Do a search of these discussion and also look on http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1353 for the 3rd gen Touch. It came in 32GB and 64GB models ONLY!
... and no, I am not mad.

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ok, now basically the iPod will not update
i've tried the 3 r's
i've used all 3 ways to update music
it comes up with teh message 'songs on iPod cannot be updated because all the playlists selected for updating no longer exist'
also you know when the iPod is inserted and iTunes opens and the screen comes up with the songs it will update on to the iPod? well no songs appear on it.
its randomlly happend
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My iPod shuffle is refusing to do anything. When connected to iTunes (v. 6.0.1), it will not update songs, either automatically or by manually selecting a playlist. The shuffle also will not update using the 2005-11-17 iPod Updater, both buttons are always grayed out. Every time the shuffle is connected to the computer, and I launch iTunes, it says that I need to update the firmware and directs me to download iPod Update 2005-11-17. The iPod still mounts onto the desktop, and shows up in iTunes, but nothing can be done with it. I have tried whipping the shuffle clean, and it still cannot be updated. I have also tired deleting com.apple.iPod.plist, and that doesn’t work either. I have already searched though the forms here and I have yet to find anything that works. Your help is greatly appreciated.
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OS X 10.4.3

My iPod shuffle is refusing to do anything. When
connected to iTunes (v. 6.0.1), it will not update
songs, either automatically or by manually selecting
a playlist. The shuffle also will not update using
the 2005-11-17 iPod Updater, both buttons are always
grayed out. Every time the shuffle is connected to
the computer, and I launch iTunes, it says that I
need to update the firmware and directs me to
download iPod Update 2005-11-17. The iPod still
mounts onto the desktop, and shows up in iTunes, but
nothing can be done with it. I have tried whipping
the shuffle clean, and it still cannot be updated. I
have also tired deleting com.apple.iPod.plist, and
that doesn’t work either. I have already searched
though the forms here and I have yet to find anything
that works. Your help is greatly appreciated.
I am using a 512MB iPod Shuffle
iTunes 6.0.1
OS X 10.4.3
FINALLY FIX IT!!!
I found out how to fix this problem. You have to to an archive install of OS 10.4, and then run system updater. Once everything is installed restart, and plug your iPod into your system. Make sure its the 2006-01-10 updater that launches, other wise you can manually download it from the Apple support page. You should then be able to click on the restore button. After this is finished, you can launch iTunes and finally put music on your shuffle.
It works ... and it only took me 3 iPods from Apple to figure it all out.
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My iPod Touch will not update... Please help me!

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Oh! And the iPod acts like it no longer has iTunes on it.

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I think you'd have far better luck in the iPod touch section, or maybe the Windows part...
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Last nigth I got so frustrated that I restored my iPod to try to get it to work, but still the same playlists are showing up in reverse order.
I have tried restarting my iPod, reseting it, restoring it. I have even run diskwarrior on my iPod, and have tried trashing the com.apple.iPod.plist, to no avail.
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This is what I did to fix both the skipping songs problem and the iPod verifying forever & not able to restore problem (because of iTunes 9):
a) I used Disk Utility to reformat my iPod while in Disk Mode using the instructions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363?viewlocale=en_US
and here:
http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/erase/index.shtml#backup
b) Do not unplug your iPod after reformatting (mine showed up as a firewire disk) - simply launch iTunes ( I went back to 8.2) and follow the Restore instructions here:
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When I plug it into my computer, it appears as a removable disk (even though "Enable Disk use" is unchecked). When I load iTunes, it does not recognise it.
If I then quit iTunes, eject the disk through Windows Explorer and stop the iPod service (via My Computer > Manage > Services & Applications > Services or via Task Manager), then reload iTunes, the iPod service starts again and my iPod appears in iTunes. Great.
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I've just paid good, hard cash for this iPod nano and I can't use it?! Why oh why did Apple put the iPod updater software INSIDE iTunes??? That's a recipe for disaster, as can be seen by the multitude of posts on this topic in these forums and elsewhere on the net.
Before you ask, yes I have tried all the USB ports, yes I have tried other computers, yes I have stopped all anti-virus software, yes blah blah blah. I keep getting error 1415.
I'm really narked off with Apple about this. If they cannot provide a working solution, then it's going back to the store and I'll get a Zune... (that's a joke by the way...)

SOLUTION
SOLUTION
I had the exact same problems before, iTunes doesn’t recognize iPod after connecting it, I had to use the restart iPod Service method to get it working.
I tried this on my second computer and it worked perfectly, iTunes recognizes iPod every time I plug it in.
I compared the process/services opened in both computers, and I turned on some services which were previously on disable(excluding iPod Service). Unfortunately I forgot which services it was, so I took some screenshots and compare these with your services.
After modifying the services, I tried plug and unplug the iPod several times without closing iTunes, iPod was instantly recognized by iTunes every time!
I attached the links to screenshots of my automatic services and manual services, ignore the service if its not on your list!
For those don’t know how to open Services, Start -> Run -> “services.msc”
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6200/automaticservicesec2.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3700/manualservicesce3.jpg
-If anyone know the specific services required to be turned on, please reply in this thread.
-I am using the 2nd Gen Nano 2GB version with latest iTunes.
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