Ipod connection problem, not seen by comp. HELLLLLPPPP

After choosing to restore my ipod the message 'itunes needs to prepare your ipod for recovery. Please leave your ipod connected'. I click continue. It prepares ipod for recovery, before saying 'waiting for ipod' even though its connected, it then repeats the same message, 'itunes needs to prepare your ipod for recovery. Please leave your ipod connected'. And the cycle repeats. I've tried this in all 4 USB ports of my laptop, which dont have problems with any other device and none of them work. This problem has happened before and fixed itself after 3-4 weeks out of the blue. I dont want to have to wait for this long again before updating my ipod.
Anything that can help would be great, its so frustrating!!!!

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136
Pay attention to the last part of this article and replace the USB Driver for your computer (with the iPod not connected).
In Device Manager, right click on your iPod, select Disk Management, and format it (FAT32, not a quick format) and while you are there give it a higher drive assignement such as M, or P or Z.
If iTunes now sees it, Restore your iPod and then fully charge it.
You can only use Firewire for charging.

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iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
Or
See
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
- I would start with
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
However, after your remove the Apple software components also remove the iCloud Control Panel via Windows Programs and Features app in the Window Control Panel. Then reinstall all the Apple software components
- Then do the other actions of:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
paying special attention to item #5
- New cable and different USB port
- Run this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
Also see:
iPod not recognised by windows iTunes
Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates
- Try on another computer to help determine if computer or iPod problem
Where are you entering the Apple ID PW?
What message do yo get when you try?
Have you tried resetting the PW?
How do I change or recover a forgotten Apple ID Password?
If you've forgotten your Apple ID Password or want to change it, go to My Apple ID and follow the instructions. SeeChanging your Apple ID password if you'd like more information.

Ipod touch 4 not seen as a device on Itunes, doesn't connect to each other

This is an ongoing problem, I have been in touch with Apple three times and they can't fix it. Problem, my computer and the Ipod 4 don't see each other. I can't down load music or connect. I have tried connecting with two another computers with success to see what the prob is, I downloaded the apps but when I reconnect to my computer the problem still remains... The ipod and computer don'd see each other, I have turned off firewalls and downloaded Itunes many times and rebooted without success.
Any help would be appreciated

Well I Had the ipod touch with the same problem but i think i fixed it for a while. i hope this will help with you guys is problems like it did to me!
1. Before i restared my coumperter
2. i went to itunes store click apps
3. went to music on itunes
4.plugged my ipod touch in
5. i had to wait a while i waited about 35-65 mins
6. i rebooted my coumperder
7.with my ipod connected
8stared itunes
9. my ipod touch pop up!
So Thats how i did it so just give it a few mintues
and if that dosent work use the new dock connecter that came with it if that didnt work still i dont know maybe buy a iphone or ipod nano
Well I hope this helps!

Solved: New iPod nano 8g not seen in My Computer/iTunes after Apple Support

I received this iPod as a Christmas gift and it has taken months to get it working but I am happy to say I finally did. I wanted to post what I did to solve the problem in case anyone else is having the same issue.
Background Information:
- Windows XP operating system (I had to upgrade to SP 2 just for this iPod)
- Computer works fine with an older iPod nano
- New iPod nano would simply bring up the "Install Hardware Wizard" and always resulted in "Cannot Install Hardware"
- Nothing would show up in My Computer
- iPod would say "Connected, Eject before disconnecting" when it was connected
- Under "Services" iPod service was running & Started
- Under "Device Manager" iPod showed up under "Other Devices" with an exclamation/question mark for "iPod" (note: this did not show up under USB controllers)
What I Have Tried That Didn't Work:
- Downloading new iTunes. I did this a few times and ended up with 7.6.1.9
- Uninstall and reinstall iTunes and Quicktime
- Tried Install Hardware Wizard option to search for drivers in c:\WINNT\inf (or c:\windows\inf if that's what you have)
- Restarted computer several times and tried creating a new user in Windows XP
- Tried going to "Right-click-My Computer"-"Manage"-"Device Manager" and uninstalled any instance of iPod (under "Other Devices") and tried refreshing / re-installing
- Tried stopping and restarting the iPod service in "Services"
- Tried restarting iPod, resetting it, all those 5 R's and other Apple support docs online
- Tried finding answers in forums
- Finally today I spent a few hours on the phone with Apple Support, and after repeating everything in their self-help documents online, and it still didn't work, they said "Call Microsoft and tell them you have a driver issue" and that my new iPod needed some additional driver (which is why old iPod works but not new)
So that's where I left off this afternoon. I think I've seen people who haven't had much luck getting Microsoft support to help with iPod issues, so I continued searching online. I tried updating my Video driver from the Gateway.com website and that didn't work.
On the microsoft.com website, the best I could find was a registry change which told me to delete registry keys for UpperFilters and LowerFilters, which I didn't even have so I couldn't try.
Finally, here is the solution to what worked:
I searched for iPod - specific drivers, and on some random help forum - http://www.computing.net/hardware/wwwboard/forum/43267.html
You'll see they mention "usbstor.inf" which needs to be in c:\winnt\inf (or c:\windows\inf). I checked my computer and it was missing. Luckily, it was there on my work laptop which was also recently upgraded to Windows XP so I e-mailed it to myself (glad I didn't have to trust some one online).
I also followed his directions to add "usbstor.sys" from c:\winnt\servicepack files\i386\ to c:\winnt\system32\drivers.
Lastly, I saw some other usb*.inf and usb*.pnf files on my laptop so I decided what-the-heck, I'll grab them all since I only had usbvideo.inf, and thus I extracted the following into my c:\winnt\inf directory: usb.inf, usb.pnf, usbport.inf, usbport.pnf, usbprint.pnf, usbprint.inf, usbstor.pnf, usbtor.inf.
I restarted my computer and right away my iPod magically appeared in MyComputer and when I opened iTunes, it was also successfully there. Funny thing is, Windows Install Hardware Wizard popped up and I pointed it to that directory -- guess what, it didn't work. Apparently that doesn't matter. Every time I plug in my iPod now, I will just skip the "Install New Hardware Wizard" and go straight to iTunes.
I know this was lengthy but I thought I could save some one else hours of checking around--- just go look in your "inf" directory and make sure you have the usbstor.inf file!
Good luck!!!!

Take a look at this link, http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1410

Ipod connection problems

After a period of about a year of the ipod working properly, I started to have connection problems.
My ipod isn't recognized as connected by windows when I connect it- and I often get "a device connected to a usb port has malfunctioned and is not recognized by windows", and it doesn't charge when I connect to the power adapter that I bought from apple.
If I restart the computer with the ipod plugged into USB port, the ipod briefly flashes the "Do not disconnect" screen before it goes back to the menu screen.
If I connect my ipod to the adapater, it's as if the ipod doesn't even recognize that it's plugged in to anything - there's literally no response from the ipod.
I'd been having intermittant problems getting my ipod to connect and charge when connected through my computer's usb ports - having to unplug the ipod and plug it back in, or restart the computer before it would charge and be recognized by itunes.
So, guys, do you think this is a faulty usb cable or could my ipod's dock be messed up? The usb ports on my computer are 1.1, but they work fine for runnning my webcam and other accessories.

Given what you've posted, the first thing I would check is the cable.

IPOD CONNECTIVITY PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS XP VIA USB 2.0

Enough is enough.
I have an ipod touch and I am having difficulty connecting it to my pc via usb 2.0.
I have searched the entire web and came across many cases similar or the same as mine. It's time for apple to face the fact that there is something wrong with either the apple mobile service or the apple usb drivers or the itunes software that causes connectivity problems with win xp.
For the record my case is this:
I got my itouch 3 days ago. I installed itunes 8.0. Then I plugged in my ipod to a usb extension cable port connected to a usb at the back of my desktop computer. At first I got the "this usb device can perform faster if you plug it to a usb 2.0 port etc." message. So I did. I removed the extension cable and connected it directly to one of the usb ports at the back. The first time it synchronized, it seemed fine. So I decided before I do anything with it, to update it to the 2.1 version. I made my account and bought (very bad policy there apple, it should be free or at least cheeper than 8 euro) the 2.1 update. I clicked to update the i-touch. While it was updating it crashed during the restore process (because it was disconnected but I didn't know that at the time). I unplugged it, resetted and plugged it back and managed to continue the restoring process until it was updated. After figuring out itunes I chose the "manage files manually option", kept everything unchecked in the sync options except the applications. I noticed there were random disconnections here and there but I didn't pay much attention because they weren't very frequent.
The next day I plug in the touch again and suddenly I hear that annoying "connecting-disconnecting" sound from windows while my touch kept disappearing and reappearing in itunes. Suddenly my playlists disappeared from the touch. Nothing was in the touch any more. How could that happen since i had chosen to manage my files manually instead of synchronizing? So I unplugged the touch again, restarted the touch, restarted the pc, stopped and restarted the apple mobile service, unistalled and reinstalled itunes, searched microsoft support and read many usb troubleshooting documents in the web. Nothing happened. The touch randomly keeps disconnecting from the usb. I eventually managed to put my stuff back in and keep them there.
Here's what I know:
1) There is nothing wrong with my usb ports. I don't use usb hubs, they are usb 2.0, the voltage (500mA) is correct in the device manager. Everything else works fine there.
2) The ipod touch does not support disk mode so you can't see it under "my computer" and this is not a problem.
3)There is nothing wrong with the ipod, it works perfectly.
4) This is not a usb cable physical problem.
5) The five R's are irrelevant with this situation.
Uninstalling and reinstalling itunes doesn't solve the problem, neither does hard resetting the ipod.
6) Older PC configurations seem to be more affected by this but it doesn't have to do with unsupported specific chipsets.
Here's what needs investigating:
1) There may be a problem with the apple mobile service running on win XP.
2) There may be a problem with the apple usb driver and win XP or older motherboards.
3) There may be a 2.1 firmware issue with usb 2.0 connectivity.
Workaround so you don't go nuts:
Use USB 1.1 instead of 2.0. It is A LOT slower but it keeps the connection stable and you can work with the ipod. Just start copying and go do something else for the next hour. So far it works for me.
This is a serious issue that needs immediate attention. I've stumbled across forum discussions dating to 2005 with this problem (with older ipods of course).

I think this needs to be put down to the eternal PC/Mac argument. Apple dont want to fix this as they want everyone to buy a Mac. Its a business, understandable, but in turning away PC buyers they alienate a huge percentage of the market.
Now, I had my first iTouch stolen. It synced, for the most part, very well, just occasionally it removed settings and music, but ticking boxes each time I sync'd sorted that, Its a workflow procedure.
SO, now that my Touch has been replaced, iTunes cannot see it. The PC can identify it on USB1 or USB2, My work lap top can see it and has indeed upgraded it to V2 software, just in case that was the issue, but no. For some really weird reason Itunes on my desktop cannot see the new pod.
This does not make sense with the argument that Apple software doesnt work on a PC, but doesnt help that none of the Apple support staff, phone or in-store have a clue about Windows operations.
Because my Touch has now been trying to connect to 6 separate installs of itunes, multiple USB ports, multiple USB cables, a complete overhaul of the registry settings (everything else still works), and the loss of all my previous settings and backups from the last Touch... but still, the PC says its an ipod but cant install it, iTunes sits there, dumb.
The only thing I can do now is sell the device as brand new as it has never had music on it and is just a week old...
It has changed the MiniMac I was going to have for my new flat screen TV into a PC and suggests that anyone with a PC should stick to devices that run on PC, of which there are many, just without the user interface of the dear departed IPod Touch.
Thanks

A Paticularly Bad iPod Connection Problem

My ipod will not connect to my PC it shows up in windows explorer but when you click on it or rightclick it freezes the "explorer.exe" and i have to end its task..the ipod updater is the same way it freezes as soon as i plug in my ipod..or open it with the ipod connected.
Once I plug in my Ipod there is no way short of restarting it while its plugged in i can do to get it free'd up I've been having alot of problems with this lately normally I would be able to restore it and start fresh but nothing I do seems to have any effect this time,
its been on a declining slope since it broke originally see this thread for my previous question:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=535772&tstart=0
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I posted this in another topic, but I had the same problem that you have...this is how I resolved it:
Success!!!! Here's how I did it:
1) Re-named iTunes music folders in my My Music documents, just to avoid any mishaps during the uninstall process. I just called them "Backup" and "Backup2"
2) if you have the ORIGNAL iPod updater installed on your computer, restore iPod using this updater. If not skip this.
3) Uninstall iTunes, and any iPod updaters that you have, including the original. Delete any leftover files & folders from the C: drive.
4) If your iPod is in disk mode, and is available in Windows Explorer, find it and right-click, and select format. Make sure to have the volume type set as FAT32, and do not use quick format. This is really just an extra step, just to be sure that your iPod is clean of any newer software.
5) Re-boot, and re-install your ORIGINAL software.
I have a 3G 15GB iPod, and do not listen to podcasts. So not having that capability in iTunes is no loss to me. If you have more music in iTunes than will fit on your iPod, you can either manually update iPod, or create a playlist, and set iTunes to only update that playlist (or any others you create later). If you listen to podcasts, and need that functionality in iTunes, you may be out of luck, as oldversion.com does not currently have older versions of iTunes available. If you stil have a setup program for iTunes 5, you may want to back that up as well and re-install that after your original install is complete.
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Need help! Ipod connection problem

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Hello. I have an IPOD 30 gig that I bought for my son for christmas. It has been working fine for about 3 weeks on my main PC at home. Over the last 1-2 weeks the same PC is no longer "seeing" the IPOD. This same PC is "seeing" and is able to sync with another IPOD, a 4 gig NANO, just fine. The other day I finally had a chance to try to fix it by following all of the posts about 5 Rs etc and the PC is still being difficult, I have tested it on all of my USB ports built in to the PC and on one built into the HP printer, none see the IPOD. I have tried to format it using the HP format USB device tool, but since the IPOD is not seen by the PC it does not allow a format to occur. The IPOD does charge when plugged into the USB port but that is all it does.
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it just recognizes an Unknown USB device and doesn't find any Driver for iPod.
hmmm. the messages are explicitly mentioning drivers? if so, let's try the techniques in this MarkJones post:
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keep us posted.
love, b

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An ipod i acquired from a friend had fallen and the screen broke. For a few hours the ipod worked despite the screen being broken. Then it suddenly turned off and no longer played. When it was connected to a computer it did not respond. I open the ipod to try and figure out what had went wrong since the warranty was over. I noticed some discoloration in the pins that connected the flash memory to the board. I also noticed a scratch over those pins. I put some tin foil over it and connected it to the computer and the ipod was read but was not able to reformat or be mounted as a usb drive. This process as stopped working after a while and now can't even be recognized. I require some help as I dont want to lose this ipod because it can still be used a 4gb usb drive. Thank You in advanced.

I did look at your pictures. If you think you didn't connect it properly, compare it to the pictures on ifixit. Past that, send it to a professional to fix it, they aren't going to come here and diagnose it from your pictures and tell you how to fix it. If you were such a techy you'd already know anyway.
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I've had my ipod for quite a few months now and it started off with no problems connecting to my PC and downloading songs to the ipod from the PC.
However, it seems that evertime i try to update songs it gradually got more and more problematic, it started of with me having the connect the ipod several times before it was recognised by itunes (it has though always been recognised as connected to my PC via my computer etc.) I've always been able to work around these problems but now I seem to have struck a brick wall.
I connect the ipod to my PC through the ipod USB cable and nearly immediately the ipod is recognised by the PC as being connected, however itunes does not recognise that the ipod is connected. After roughly 5-10 minutes after connection i get a box saying itunes needs to be updated and do i want to do it. It then leads to a box with a picture of an ipod and 2 buttons, "update" and "restore". Both buttons are greyed out and a message saying "initialising..." stays towards the top of the box, I have waiting roughly 20mins for this to change but it remains static.
This is however as far as I have gotten as the box seems to hang as I get a "not responding" message from it if i look in taskmanager.
I am using itunes version 6.2.0 and ipod software 2006-01-10 and the problem repeats itself after reformatting the ipod and reinstalling the itunes and ipod software.
I would be most grateful if anyone could help as it seems the only option i have left is to take it back to the store i bought it from.
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1. go to control panel
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3. search for usb mass storage device
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your problem if its the same as mine should be solved there

You make it sound so easy and simple!!! I'll try this and see what happens...

Ipod Connected but not detected !!please help!!!

Hello! so ive come to my last resort in order to figure this problem out. The basic problem is that itunes does not recognize my 5th generation ipod. Ok here are the details:
-running windows XP professional with all security updates(i.e service pack 3)
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-I just recently re-installed Windows XP completley(new partition and everything)
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-I have formatted my ipod, uninstalled everything that has to do with Apple and quicktime, from temporary files to program files etc.. then i re installed everything and nothing works
-Ipod shows up in my computer and i am able to go into it but it will not pop up in itunes.
-when the ipod is plugged in and itunes is up it is frozen for a while until the ipod is unplugged then everything returns to normal.
i think thats all the details i can think of at the momment.
please help!, ive tried almost everything i can think of and read, but maybe i missed something.

Still sounds like a USB problem to me. Have you tried the usb ports on the BACK of the computer?

Ipod connection problem, not seen by comp. HELLLLLPPPP

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