Ipod touch and january update help.

hi
i just reinstalled windows xp in my computer and i didnt back up the january updates from my itunes folder. when i synced my ipod after the reinstall it said i had to restore the ipod and after that the jan updates were gone.
someone at the apple store suggested going into itunes store and making sure i could see that i had purchased the jan updates and then scncing the ipod which i did...still didnt work.
can anyone help. the updates no longer exsist on my machine so i was hoping i could download them again without having to pay the $24.99 again or even waiting for the july 11 updates.
help...please

If you didn't back up the "iPod touch App Pack 4A93.ipa" file before you reinstalled your OS, your apps are gone, for now. It's an iTunes Store purchase, just like any music/videos purchased, and if not backed up, it's gone if you lose/wipe your HDD.
Apple has removed the January Upgrade from the iTunes store, so spending the $19.99 to get it back is not even possible.
Your best bet at this point is to wait for the July Upgrade (coming July 11th).
Hope this helps...

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can anybody help me here is my issue.
Okay so I bought the January update for my iPod touch when it came out in January and a couple weeks ago I had to reinstall windows on my computer. I then had to restore my iPod Touch cause it went all screwy and now it no longer has the January update on it. I read one of the articles that apple posted but they said that it has to be on the exact user account and computer that you purchased the update from. Considering I reloaded windows, its like I got a new computer and don't have the same user account. Can someone help me get the update back

Yeah, those are the first places I would have looked. The data isn't stored in the iTunes library, so even someone who was conscientious enough to back up their iTunes library before reinstalling the OS or moving to a new computer could likely lose that data. Even though it seems (for now) that Apple is more than willingly reauthorizing the downloads, their long history of "back it up or lose it" regarding iTunes purchases makes me wary of the longevity of this solution when, down the line, folks start getting new computers and many more find their iPods are not updating.
Jason: I would like to offer a suggestion if you check back on this thread. Either that data should be in a more obvious place (I know it's the same place as other iPod updates are stored, but I didn't pay for those!) so a user doesn't delete it or at least better instructions should be released in a more conspicuous place. I tried a search of "iPod Touch update move to new computer" and got zero results. Maybe introduce the location with the next go-round? Maybe an entry in notes or an alarm in calendar? I don't know. It just seems less than efficient to have to go begging for a re-download. Especially from Apple. Not very elegant.

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I did see someone say that if you bought your touch in 2008, you can get the update.
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The logo is saying connect it to your computer with iTunes installed on the computer. I assume when yo do this that the iPod is not seen in iTunes. to make iTunes appear try:
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- Place the iPod in recovery mode. See:
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- Place the iPod in DFU mode:
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Few days ago i bought new iPod Touch with 1.1.3 software and January Update.
When I restore it I'll lose my January Update programs ? And if that happened what can I do to get them back ?
PS. Sorry for my poor english :P
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It was mentioned already in this thread. If you look at the package check the seriel number. If it ends with /B then that is the new model and it has the new applications that were provided in the Jaunary update already programmed into the iPod. If you restore you will not lose them.
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If not successful try:
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Just bought an iPod Touch without january updates

Hi,
Two days ago, I bought an iPod Touch 8GB in the Apple Store of the 5th avenue. I asked if the firmware included the january updates and the Apple salesman told me all iPods were up to date.
Unfortunately, this was wrong. I paid full price for an iPod Touch without the updates, and I can't find any link to customer assistance for such an issue on apple.com. Since I already left NY, I can't go to an Apple Store, too.
Anybody knows what to do? I find it really amazing that 1 month after the updates, such a problem can occur.
Thanks

Hello,
Try giving AppleCare in France a call and explain the situation. Keep calm and ask if it's possible that you send in proof of purchase in return for credit on your iTunes account for the difference:
(Metropolitain) (33) 0825 88 80 24 (DOM-TOM) (33) 0825 77 00 35
Let us know how you get on.
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Ive just reset my ipod touch and it as deleted the January update
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Hey xgafx,
Just sync the iPod touch with the computer that purchased the January Software Upgrade.
This article provides other tips that may resolve the issue.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1376
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Ipod touch and january update help.

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