IPod touch newbie

Ok. I just bought an iPod touch, 8g, 1st Gen. Got it off a friend. It's in good shape, factory settings restored EXCEPT that when I try to download an app, it gives me a little box with HIS email addy on it, and asks for a password. He has no idea what the password is. . .hasn't used it in a while.
Here's my question. I opened an account at itunes like he said, but I still can't get the ipod touch to change HIS into to MINE so I can put my own password in.
Ideas? Please, somebody help!!

See this: Changing the signed-in iTunes Store account, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1311

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but i can't find any icon or drive directory for my ipod under My computer page.
That is not doable without third-party software.
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1) I downloaded a few apps from the Apps Store and noticed that a few would not load. They kept cycling and cycling and never completed. I then realized that I had to connect to a Wi FI network, which I am lucky enough to have at home: Verizon FIOS.
Could Apple consider marking any Applications for download, free or for sale, that requires a WiFi connection to the web as such? This is very user unfriendly and should be info that we have up front. There may be some people who don't have such WiFi connections at hand depending on where they live and if they download one of the fee based apps and find out they need an internet connection to work it, they will be royally ticked off.
2) The Progression "scrubber bar" - could this be linked to the playback controls in a future firmware update? On my Classic the info was always viewable and one did not have to enable it. I feel it should show automatically and be disabled as an extra step.
By the way, what do they mean by "scrubber?" Nothing is cleaned or erased in my estimation. This is needlessly confusing. Must be a slang term I'm unfamiliar with.
3) Lastly, not sure about this but is there a way to download lyrics for songs into iTunes/iPod? If so I guess I've missed this somewhere. If not it would be a great extra to have on the player, particularly, for jogging one's memory or clarifying words to a new song that some singer mangles badly.
** I would just to to reaffirm that I may seem a little picky in my posts here but considering the complexity and variety of functions this machine can handle, the beauty of design and interaction with the user and other factors, Apple has done a great job developing this PDA/music player/etc. I only wanted to clear up some issues and maybe submit possible improvements for the future.
It's been a long time since I've been so impressed by a new piece of technology and I've been around for some time.

Hi,
1. I kind see your point and it would not be difficult to implement but generally you can tell how an app works and what it will require from the description. I do know some Apps have virtually no description with them which is unforgivable but then I probably wouild not spend money on them in the first place.
2. "Scrub Bar" industry standard term for that particular item, just because it does not erase as in your sense of the word "scrub" does not mean it is wrong. To any Video/Audio tape editors it makes perfect sense.
I don't think having to touch the screen to summon it is that big a deal.
3. To view lyrics on the Touch they need to be added to the track in iTunes.
Right click > get info > lyrics, then cut and paste into the box.
I fear you may well become irritated once more as to see them you will have to summon the "scrub bar" while the track is playing...
Regards,
Dud.
Message was edited by: Duddo - typo

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IPod Touch Graphics Weirdness - Status Bar mirrored at bottom of screen!!!

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It stays displayed along the bottom no matter what app I'm in, even a full screen video, game, lock screen, etc; nor does it disappear when rotating to landscape mode - it still stays in the exact same place (tho in landscape it's now on the right side as it were). I have soft reset, synched, etc but it wil not go away. As I said, I deleted all recently installed packages, but I didn't install anything the night before (remember I just found it this way this morning) - i.e. I wasn't doing anything weird or experimental or anything remotely like that with my beloved little iPod (never JailBroken it or any of that stuff - am happy as it is and never been tempted to do anything like that to it). I also have never used any of the AV Out cables or whatever they are called that allow you to mirror an iPod screen on a TV or monitor or whatever - never used anything but the sync cable (now at my sisters), my Belkin charge auto charge cable, and that's it (I'm mentioning all this since I see other people asking this sort of thing for other problems when I was trying to find anyone else experiencing/ed this issue).
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NewtonDKC
Message was edited by: NewtonDKC (embarrassing spelling errors corrected and a couple additional discoveries added!) :-)

I understand the various methods - I was just worried because I've never restored via iCloud - from the limited experience I've had thus far, I'm impressed! But of course if Apple does it, it's going to be the best experience possible! :-)
And as you may have guessed from my now having iCloud restore experience, it is due to me going ahead and trying a reset to factory settings/wiping it clean. And unfortunately - the bottom bar is STILL THERE! <much argghhing! and %^$#@*&^%$'ing loudly>
I did try wiping it a couple of times, but no joy. At this point, I'm guessing this means there's something majorly wrong with the graphics subsystem and/or main board? It's not a screen issue as it's working fine - in fact it's working double-time displaying two things at once - dimensional transcendentalists take note! <grin>
So unless anyone else has some fantastically bright ideas, I'm guessing this means I need to call Apple next? I'm guessing one of these pages has the appropriate contact info - I'm just not at all looking forward to being without my favorite gadget in the history of gadgetdom (and as you can tell from my username, I've been a fan of Apple Gadgets for quite awhile now!).
Anyone know if Apple offers any advanced replacement options? Or if there's anyway to tell if my Touch is stil under warranty? I can't remember the exact purchase date but probably coming up very soon - have they been out a year? Sorry if thee questions are silly, as I said, I'm a newbie to Apple Support - first Apple product I've ever owned that broke!
Thanks for any info for anyone coming in late to the fun, and/or for any tips on who/what to call and ask about.
Wish me luck! :-0
Newt

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I'm a newbie to Apple and love my iPod touch, I've been downloading apps and movies etc without issue. Then last week it stopped saying I need to authorise my pc, it has removed all iPod content back to the library and I can't download anything at all now.
Nothing has happened to my pc, although I have backed all up and uninstalled/reinstalled and also put the ipod back to factory settings
I have 2 pcs authorized from viewing my account, but I can't get it to sync - any ideas?
I can download anything from the iTunes store, so my account is fine, it is just this sync issue.

Thanks for the reply Illaas, my answers are below:
Have you tried deauthorizing the computer and then authorizing it?
-         Yes – I can de-authorize it, then when I try toauthorize again I get ‘We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable.Please try again later’
Does iTunes say it is authorized? If you go to the Itunes Store on youcomputer the account will be list in the black bar in the right upper part ofthe screen.
-         iTunes recognises my account and is displayed on theblack bar - yes
Do you have more than one iTunes account?
-         no
Is the iPod signed in the iTunes account. To check go toSettings>Store.
-         No it is not, so there should be no conflict
I am a little confused when yo say it stopped asking you to authorize thecomputer. It should only ask once and then when you authorize it you willno longer get the message..
-         Everytime I want to sync the iPod it tells me it cannottransfer any content from my library saying:
-         ‘Some of the items in the iTunes library (mentions theitem). Were not copied to the iPod “the name of my ipod” because you are notauthorised for them on this computer. Toauthorise this computer for items purchased from the iTunes Store, choose Store> Authorise This Computer.” When Iclick ok and the go to Store > Authorise This Computer I get the message ‘Wecould not complete your iTunes Store request. The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable.Please try again later’ This is aconstant loop I am in, so feel that Apple need to reset my account somehow.
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-         Thanks I’ve been through all of this and changed theaccount settings and deleted the SC folder as detailed.

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I copied the PC My Music folder to the Mac and dropped it over iTunes and successfully imported my library into iTunes on the MacBook.
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I answered yes and this was also successful.
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Many thanks for your reply, however, it doesn't help me, because I have an iPod Touch with no camera and so the camera roll issue does not arise.
The sync process doesn't get to sync either, since it is in "Backup iPod" status and would be for what would be many hours, possibly as much as 24 hours.
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