IPod Shuffle Restore..I finally GET IT!!!

WOW I've finally figured out how to RESTORE the shuffle software. I went out a bought a "Tech Gear" usb 2.0 pci card hoping to increase the transfer rate. It did fly through the first 7 songs then it hung...and hung. To make a long story short I figured the pci card was not going to work with the shuffle so I took it out and hooked the shuffle up to the usb at the back of my Mac. There's where it hit the fan. When I plugged it in "iTunes cannot...please restore to factory settings..." Well I figured after reading all the postings about restoring or updating the software I wouldn't have a problem with this...WRONG!
I began to panic when the iPod didn't show up in the iTunes Source list because that is how I've updated the software before.
Now you begin to panic....But if you follow the link http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300701 and carefully read where the software is located on your hard drive you realize that you don't use iTunes to restore the iPod software.
°°°°TO RESORE iPOD SHUFFLE°°°° open Applications folder/Utilities folder/iPod Software Updater folder and choose the latest and greatest updater!!!!
I realize that this has probably been posted before but it worked for me so I'll post this in hope that it will save someone some time and effort.
G4 Yikes Mac OS X (10.3.9) iPod shuffle

jermainer180 wrote:
What about a major scratch..
What about it?
Warranties on most any product cover manufacturer defects, NOT damage that you do to the product.
If you scratch your tv does the warranty cover it?
Your computer?
Your car?
Anything?

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