IPod seen by windows, not by iTunes+ weird error message

I have a first generation 2GB iPod nano and i use windows xp. I can't load any music because iTunes doesn't see my iPod and an error message pops up that reads like this: "iTunes: iTunes.exe corrupt file. The file or directory \iPod_Control\iTunes is corrupt and unredable. Please run the checkdisk utility." I've tried everything, reinstalling iTunes, different versions, reinstalling OS, resetting iPod, even on another computer, same problem. Other than that, the iPod works normally, it's just lacking music..
and why is there no email adress from apple for service qustions? 10x

I still don't get it, how can I put it in disk mode if I CANNOT see the iPod in iTunes..?
Did you read the document i linked you to? here's another link to it:
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
whereabouts in that procedure in that document (that you get to by clicking that link) does it say that you have to connect it to iTunes to put it into disk mode?
... never mind ... i guess you've fixed it anyway ...

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hi all
looked everywhere for the answer to see if this has been discussed but this is the weirdest i've ever seen any of my ipods behave. ok...
30gb 5.5 generation ipod. plugged it in one day, won't sync to windows. froze up itunes only but not all of windows. funny. tried it again. says ipod is corrupt. attempted to restore it, but as soon as i hit the restore button, itunes freezes again. after about a dozen attempts i finally get it to the "restoring ipod" dialog box, but that gets stuck too and i have to restart. ipod stuck on "do not disconnect".
so i trialed and errored. tried 3 different usb-ipod cords. same thing. plugged in my oldschool 20gb ipod. windows and itunes both recognized that instantly and synced it. tried my 4gb iphone. same thing: windows synced that and recognized that.
finally took it to the apple store. the guy restored it for me on a mac. says it must be my computer. plugged it back in today (mind you, it's all reset, except i need to reformat it from mac to windows) and guess what, doesn't work. i took it to my brother's laptop computer, worked fine on there. restored it to windows based platform. got home tonight from a yummy thanksgiving dinner and hey, guess what, won't work!!!! same problems.
i've tried different cords, ipods, iphone, different computers and i am still not sure if the computer is the culprit or the ipod. oh and for the record, i have a custom built, quad-core 2gb desktop computer, and i have plenty of power, so it meets all the itunes requirements.
any help would be a blessing. karma police will thank you.

i have a similar problem. it doesnt freeze itunes, just makes it very slow. i tried restoring it but it was going for about 2 hours and was still in the first phase
also, every time i connect the ipod, i have to open itunes myself, and it thinks its an ipod it hasnt seen before (although the name is the same). it also de-authorizes any songs i got from the itunes store and so they dont get copied to my ipod.
this is most annoying, im sure all i have to do is restore it but i dont know how to do that if itunes wont do it.
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Hi Berf,
You need SP2 (service pack) for Windows 2000 installed, first thing.
If you've got that, see this post:
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I've tried everything I could find on the site to remedy this - resetting ipod when connected and when not connected, removing everything itunes and ipod related & reinstalling, changing iPod's drive letter, etc.
The problem started when our sysadmin migrated us to the domain. I now get an explorer window showing the iPod contents, but iTunes says: "The software required for communicating with the iPod is not installed correctly." When I start iTunes and then attach the iPod I get this message when the explorer window pops up. What else can I do to debug this?

but I can't delete them. I get the message "Cannot open IPodService.iPodManager: Error while opening key.". I wrote a little program to try to open or delete these keys, and I get error 5 - Access denied.
good lord. if you're capable of doing that, you're way better with registries than i am. but i might be able to keep pumping observation and experience from reports here on the forums at you, that might be helpful with this.
i've seen one report of someone not being able to open one of those keys, but i wasn't able to follow up on it. but i've had some more experience with "sticky" keys in some threads dealling with recalcitrant installation errors. (typically 1406s and 1402s.) let's try to transfer some of those techniques over to this situation.
I don't see any iPod apps or services running. What could be locking these registry entries?
okay, although iPodService.exe is our main process/service relevant to the ipod, iTunesHelper.exe is also associated with iPod connections:
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other possibilities ... (bit of a long shot since you tried a registry edit in safe mode with no joy) i've seen people be unable to edit registry keys on some PCs if they have an antivirus application running at the same time (which makes a perverse sort of sense). other applications might also be implicated in that sort of behavior. so prior to any registry edits, let's try shutting down all background applications (including TSRs) prior to the edit. try the techniques from this InstallShield document:
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(if you can get this to allow the reg edits, try it prior to the reinstall attempt too. if it's blocking your regedits, it will probably block the registry key modifications during the install too.)
... and we'd better check on malware too. some malware does lock down registries in unusual ways (to prevent removal, i guess, but an incidental horking of some registry keys isn't out of the question.)
let's get some fresh definitions onto your PC and check for viruses and spyware. you might want to also try an "online" scan with your security software provider to try to cover the possibilities where the security software on the PC has been compromised. (or if your tech support has some advanced "off-PC" antimalware techniques, i'd try throwing those at the beast.
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Hi Toonz,
Please note that in my above post I stated that I did indeed follow the steps you outline below, which I originally found in Apple's main article on this topic. The result was that it worked temporarily. The iPod was recognized, but only until I ejected it. It only works once. If I attempt to connect the iPod again (either before or after rebooting), it is again unrecognized and I have to manually repeat the steps below to get it to work.
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Ipod recognized by windows, not in itunes (multiple computers)

4th gen ipod click wheel + windows 2003 server w/ firewire and/or Vista notebook w/ USB + itunes 7.1.
Both of my Windows machines see the ipod fine. I made sure there are no drive letter conflicts.
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Tried the '5R' bit. Didn't help. Let me see if I can explain.
* Purchased iPod for my wife for Christmas a month+ ago
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I still don't get it, how can I put it in disk mode if I CANNOT see the iPod in iTunes..?
Did you read the document i linked you to? here's another link to it:
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
whereabouts in that procedure in that document (that you get to by clicking that link) does it say that you have to connect it to iTunes to put it into disk mode?
... never mind ... i guess you've fixed it anyway ...

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