Ipod not recognized by windows and wont syns

5th gen ipod comes up unrecognized device, reset ipod, still nothing. an older ipod syncs and windows recognizes no problem on same cord and same usb input.
a damaged conector in ipod?, plays music ok

thanks for the info guys, ive never used my ipod on a mac (not that im aware of) and i would try using the usb but my computer does not have that 2.0 high speed usb thing so im forced to use the firewire. its weird cuz yesterday i uninstalled itunes and the ipod and when i installed everything, my computer recognized the ipod and it updated but now its doing the same thing again. dont nkow what the problem is? u guys think its the firewire?

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for some reason my ipod is acting weird. the other day it froze an so i restored it and it was working fine. now i connected it to my firewire (my ipod is a click wheel one) and when i hooked it up to my firewire to update on itunes, i noticed that like all of my windows that were open started to freeze including itunes. when i disconnected the ipod everything works fine. and now i cant restore the ipod because its not recognized by my computer. i put it in disk mode but when i hook it up to the firewire, it doesnt show on my computer and my programs freeze.
can someone please help me. i couldnt try the 5 r's or whatever because the ipod freezes when connected. and i tried http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=461952&tstart=75
but it didint work cuz i waited like 10 minutes after hooking up my ipod and it stil was not being recognized.
please please help me someone
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thanks for the info guys, ive never used my ipod on a mac (not that im aware of) and i would try using the usb but my computer does not have that 2.0 high speed usb thing so im forced to use the firewire. its weird cuz yesterday i uninstalled itunes and the ipod and when i installed everything, my computer recognized the ipod and it updated but now its doing the same thing again. dont nkow what the problem is? u guys think its the firewire?

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I recently got an Ipod Itouch as a gift and my Dell Inspirion 6000 doesn't recognize it. I can only eject it thru Itunes. Please help. My next issue is that I can't update my Itouch. The error message I get is Itunes can't contact the Ipod software update server because you are not connected to the internet. I am connected thru AOL. Please help. Thanks

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Ipod touch not recognized ny windows and wont connect to itune

i have tried evreythang its the ipod i know it for shure it happend durung a restore and the itunes update plz help

See if this link helps resolve your issue...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
If your Device has been modified, this will not necessarily work.

Ipod not recognized in Windows and locks up iTunes

When I connect my ipod to my pc with itunes open it does not recognize it as an ipod most times, other times it says that it needs to be reformatted to windows. Then it usually locks up itunes. If I connect the ipod first, windows thinks its a removable usb storage device not an ipod. Then if I try and start itunes after it is connected, itunes does not come up on the screen but the process is running in task manager.
I have hooked the ipod up to other pcs with no issues. I have tried the 5 R's and have gone as far as to reformat my pc and load itunes first. Still the same problems! I have talked to support and they were also unable to help.
Only twice has it every connected and been recognized, initially after the reimage and the very first time, but that its.
Any help is appreciated!
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Happened to me. Read through this fully before you try any of it.
What i did was go to >start
Settings>adminstration tools>computer management.
From in here go to disk management under the storage option the right. A list of all the connect hard drives will show. There will be two partitions for your ipod, one will be unallocated, ignore this as its the firmware. The other partition should have the size of your drive on it and say (Healthy). If it doesn't format this partition only! If it does show up reset it by pressing menu and select together. Then i put it into disc mode. The pc show see it now.
What i did next was to remove the ipod, reset, put it into disc mode and let Itunes recognise it. Don't load anything onto it.
Go to the restore button and restore the firmware.
That's what i did and it's working again.
If it doesn't help I am really sorry and email apple directly.
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Ipod not recognized in windos and itunes after udating software

My ipod was working just fine. But then itunes said that my ipod software was not updated so I went ahead and updated, after that is not recognized in windows and itunes.it does not even turn on, when i press a button in the screen apears a electric plug, like if it was saying connect to charge. but the only thing that happens when i plug it to the computer is that the same plug apears again in the screen.
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If your iPod is showing a picture that looks like the wall plug, then it does need to be connected to the USB wall charger. Sometimes other devices that will charge the iPod (such as a car charger or a docking station) will do the trick.
If you're near any Apple retail stores you could take your iPod there and see if they have one they can connect your iPod to for you, and then you'll have it up and running again.
CG

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media: autoselect (none) status: inactive
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Ipod not recognized by windows, itunes, and will not charge with pc.

yesterday, when i went to sync some new music onto my 1gen nano, it did not work (duh). i plugged it in 3 times:
-1st, it displayed the "do not connect screen" for one second, and itunes flashed the screen it shows when your ipod is connected, but then the ipod disconnected itself after that one second.
-2nd, windows gave me a message saying the hardware could not be recognized.
-3rd, nothing at all happened, as has been happening each time i try to plug it in since then.
i've done the 5 R's .. and i've tried all the suggestions shown on posts that sound like mine, including these: Windows XP cannot detect an iPod.
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my ipod will charge when plugged into a wall charger, and it plays normally. also, my brother's ipod (2nd gen nano) is recognized by windows/itunes.

Hello
I have been having nearly the same problem as Crashcup for the past month. Differences being I am operating with Windows Vista and my iPod is a 160GB Classic. I have gone through all the steps in the troubleshooting documents to no result. I attach my iPod and it is not recognized by Windows, iTunes or even in Device Manager. Not even as an "Unknown Device".
I know there is nothing wrong with the USB ports as two different external hard drives and a video game controller work perfectly fine through them. Same goes with the iPod itself; it continues to play and function normally, and is recognized by a charging device completely separate from my laptop. Just when attached to the computer there is no sign of it.
I am very frustrated that there is no further instruction with regard to what to do with an iPod Classic (as referred to by Crashcup: "...it says to take a photo with an iPhone, or a screenshot with an iPod touch or iPad. WHAT ABOUT THE IPOD CLASSIC????)
Any help would be much appreciated.l=

5th Gen Ipod not recognized by windows or itunes. Have tried it all. Any Ideas?

Hello everyone. I have a 5th generation Ipod I recently purchased that I'm having what seems to be an common issue. When I connect the ipod to my computer via USB, the Ipod is not recognized in windows or Itunes. Occasionally the Ipod will charge when connected but not always. Though this is the same for the old wire I used and the new one I purchased today. Even when shown charging the Ipod is not recognized and there is no noise that a device has been connected. I have tried the 4 R's (without Restore) which I can't do, chaninging the drive letter, disabling start up software,uninstalling and reinstalling all Apple Software. I have tried connecting to another computer and have gotten the same result. When I check the diagnostic screen on the ipod it shows that a usb cable is detected. I have upgraded all my driver software, disabled and reenabled them. I'm almost 3 hours from the nearest store so that it out of the question. I'm curious if anyone has any other ideas and will try anything you think might be the issue and fix. Thank you for time.

From my experience, the only way you're gonna get a PC afflicted with this disease to work with a 5th gen nano is to roll back to an earlier version of iTunes. Those affected have been exhausted by this ongoing issue. To update or not to update? And I always say never update unless you have to, and turn off all that auto update mess!
I have two core2duo lappies running 32b vista. My workflow dictates 32b fyi. One is acer aspire running itunes v 11.1 (.0.126), 5th gen nano was originally formatted and works just fine on this machine to this day. My other is the bigger badder lenovo thinkpad and the 5th gen will NOT mount using any version of itunes past 11.0 (.1.12) Windows mounts it just fine. itunes is not having it. no shirt no shoes no service.
I have both a 4th and 5th gen nano. The 4th gen works great on both machines, I even successfully tested it with the latest version (11.1.5) before subsequent deletion on the thinkpad! Weird huh? I think my next experiment might be to restore my 5th gen w/ a Mac and theeeeen plug it into PC itunez.
I'm at a loss on the thinkpad. Scanned for intruders. Cut the Lenovo bloat. Executed system and reg maintenance. Took down msconfig to a safe mode + itunes level to attempt to resolve possible sw conflicts but to no avail. NO NO NO. Every single dang port, every time on the thinkpad. Has me feeling like others might get the same treatment by the next itunes update. :|
So in summary for me:
5th gen nano and thinkpad are a NoGo on 11.1^ last working version for me = 11.0.1
5th gen nano is working on an acer aspire 11.1.0 but no way in the world am I updating
4th gen nano is kicking 5th gen nano's @zz so what would make me want to buy a new ipod?

Ipod not recognized by windows or itunes

OK here's a humdinger: my ipod used to be recognized by my computer (meaning Windows XP), but then abruptly stopped in a catastrophic meltdown that completely wiped my ipod of everything -- didn't even show the menu. Fastforward, ipod is replaced. Windows will still not recognize it -- most of the time. The toolbar says USB device detected and hardware installed and ready to use, but the message that it's not recognized by Windows still appears. Now I said it was recognized sometimes. When it magically is (this is my only description for it because there is no apparent reason), and this is rare, usually after the computer has been turned off for awhile, the ipod will sync through about a fifth of my library then quit. The "disc cannot be found" message appears, and Windows stops recognizing and I'm back to square one. One would think that I now at least have a fifth of my songs on the ipod. Nope, just one for each time this has happened (being 2). Please do not respond with anything having to do with updating or uninstalling/reinstalling drivers, disabling USB 2.0, searching for E:\ drive, Windows Update, the whole appleipod.bat thing, updating itunes, or scanning for new hardware as I have tried these and a few other solutions. I'm just wondering if I'm completely, well, you know. Thanks for your time.

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IPod not recognized by Windows / iTunes

Hello,
I hope someone here can help. So far my first experience with Apple support has NOT been a positive impression.
I searched for info on this problem, but the other ones I see all seem to be related to freezing or battery issues.
iPod Classic 120GB, I don't sync very often, and just finished doing a bunch of cleanup in iTunes (album artwork, song info, etc.) and want to re-sync the pod.
When I connect to the PC with the USB cable, Windows doesn't seem to recognize the device, and it doesn't show up in iTunes.
It is charging through USB, however. The battery is fully charged.
I tried 3 different USB ports on the PC.
Tried restarting iTunes.
Tried restarting the computer.
Went to Apple support website, tried the troubleshooting assistant:
Reset the pod.
*Had already tried different USB ports.
*Had already trired restarting the PC (Although it mentions checking for the latest software updates - I didn't do this. WHAT software updates should I look for? Device drivers? OS updates? WHAT???)
Re-installed iTunes. (Was already at v 9.2.1.4)
*Did not try the restore. Reading the instructions, it appears that the iPod has to be connected to do this, and that's the problem -won't connect!
Also read something about disk mode. I set the iPod to disk mode, but it's not recognized that way, either. When connected by USB in this mode, the iPod screen still says "OK to disconnect".
I tried the link "iPhone, iPad, or iPod is not recognized by Windows".
I do not see the "Apple Mobile Device USB Driver" anywhere in Device Manager. I suppose this is the problem.
However, continuing with the instructions, it says to take a photo with an iPhone, or a screenshot with an iPod touch or iPad. WHAT ABOUT THE IPOD CLASSIC?????
(These instructions also say to disconnect the device, but nowhere says when to connect it. Why do they put half-baked troubleshooting instructions on their web site???)
Is there anyone from Apple support on this list who can help? I believe the driver needs to be reinstalled somehow, but it didn'thappen when i re-installed iTunes, so how do I do this?
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I know there is nothing wrong with the USB ports as two different external hard drives and a video game controller work perfectly fine through them. Same goes with the iPod itself; it continues to play and function normally, and is recognized by a charging device completely separate from my laptop. Just when attached to the computer there is no sign of it.
I am very frustrated that there is no further instruction with regard to what to do with an iPod Classic (as referred to by Crashcup: "...it says to take a photo with an iPhone, or a screenshot with an iPod touch or iPad. WHAT ABOUT THE IPOD CLASSIC????)
Any help would be much appreciated.l=

5th gen ipod not recognized by windows, but old ipod min works fine.

my new ipod is not recognized by windows at all. my old ipod mini works fine. i even uninstalled everything and tried reinstalling the new ipod. after that didnt work, i plugged in my mini, and it reinstalled perfectly.
I also plugged my new 5th gen into another computer with itunes and it recognized it perfectly.
is there some sort of software conflict between the mini and other ipods? this is driving me insane.

Try Resetting Your iPod while it's connected to the computer.
Hold down the Menu and Select buttons until you see the Apple logo (or Menu & Play/Pause in older models).
This will often get it recognized. It may take several attempts.
Also See:
Your Windows PC doesn't recognize iPod
iPod does not appear in iTunes or on the desktop
iPod appears in Windows Explorer but does not appear in iTunes

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Hello Judy,
It's impossible to sync your iPod if it is not being recognized in iTunes. I found a few resources that I think will help with this issue.
I recommend starting with the steps in this tutorial:
iPod nano not appearing in iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodnano/assistant/itunes/
If you are still getting the same error code after following those steps, I recommend the following article (you can skip any steps you have already taken):
iPod not recognized in 'My Computer' and in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1369
Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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Hey all,
A friend's iPod recently stopped being recognized by Windows, and asked for my help in getting it to work. The iPod works fine, but whenever it's plugged into the computer (running XP Home), nothing happens. The cord is not the problem; when I plug a different iPod into the computer, it's recognized without problem. Similarly, the problematic iPod is recognized under Ubuntu Linux, and all of the files are accessible. I've tried putting it into disk mode and plugging it in, but it keeps the message "OK to disconnect." I am at a total loss as to what I can do to solve this problem. Please help me! Thanks a lot!

I'm running into what sounds like the same problem. I updated the software for my daughters 30GB ipod and since then cannot connect the ipod to any computer. I know the cords are OK, I've tried 3 computers, updated i-tunes software on all 3, tried mutliple re-sets and have put it into disk mode as well. There's been no way I can get the ipod to be recognized in either itunes or windows. The ipod works ok but the connectivity is dead. I am very keen to see what answer you may get. Thx

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My new video ipod suddenly cannot be recognized by Windows. I'm not really sure what happened - one day I was able to plug it in and have iTunes automatically start and sync, and now whenever I plug it in I just get the message "do not disconnect." Also, the iPod is not recognized by Windows - doesn't even show up in "My Computer," though it does show up in "Device Manager" and in the "Safely Remove Hardware" dialogue.
What could be wrong? I already uninstalled iTunes and Quicktime and reinstalled them, to no luck. I also installed the new iPod system software 1.3 but also no luck. Finally, I uninstalled all of my USB ports and forced Windows to reinstall them, but that didn't work either. The first time I put in the iPod after that I got a dialogue box that it had recongized the new hardware and was installing the iPod, but nothing ever came of it.
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I tried it, setting it to E. It didn't work. Tried the same thing after setting it to disk mode and it didn't work. Just the same old BS about "Do not disconnect," but it isn't recongized anywhere on the system except for Device Manager and the Disk Management tool you mentioned. No acknowledgement from iTunes or in My Computer. Meanwhile both iTunes and my iPod work fine, but they can't communicate with each other.
I AM GOING INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have tried every trick in the book that I could possibly think of. Not only did I uninstall and reinstall iTunes, QuickTime and the iPod helper, but after I uninstalled them I COMPLETELY nuked them, eliminating every file and clearing extraneous references out of the registry. Then I reinstalled from the CD going by the instructions by the letter. I thought for sure it would work now but for some ridiculous reason it doesn't.
I am completely at my wits' end.................. What the heck can I do???
PS: I also have Linux installed in a secondary extended partition, which is on my hard drive but not counted as C. Not sure if that makes any difference.

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