Ipod updater won't read my iPod...why?

iPod updater won't read my iPod. Even when it's plugged in it still says plug in an iPod to update.

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I'm running Windows XP and it shows the iPod is there but it won't show up in iTunes and iPod updater after 'initializing' for a good 5-10 minutes says either 'could not recognize the iPod' or if it does let me restore give the 'Firmware update failure. Diskwrite error.' I have the latest iTunes and iPod update and went through all the steps in the 'Windows recognizes iPod but iTunes does not' Troubleshooting help section. All these problems started when I tried to update with the new iPod updater software and got an error, everything worked fine before. I have also tried using a friends USB cable the problem is obviously in the Nano itself. Is there any way to safely format without using the iPod updater? or what should I try doing next?
Also it seems like when the nano isn't plugged into a power source it drains the battery, with nothing showing on the screen because it always starts charging when I hook it up to the computer even though it was fully charge before.
Thanks for any help.

Hello,
I too am having this exact same problem. My iPod nano was working perfectly until this "latest update" Since I installed that update my itunes and my ipod updater will NOT recognize my iPod. I am getting all the same error messages as you.
I have done EVERYTHING recommeded in the support pages. Reinstall, uninstall, install, reboot I've done it all a hundred times. I have over 5 pages of support documents I printed up and I followed them to the T. I have 10 different USB ports including 3 2.0 USB ports. My windows recognizes the iPod instantly, but the updater will not.
I 'm starting to think it's a problem with the update software.
Please, if anybody has any advice other than "www.apple.com/support/ipod" please post something. I have had my Nano since October and never had a problem with it and I really, really miss it right now.
Thanks
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I've got a problem with my iPod colour...I've just bought a new iPod and then i wanted to clear iTunes AND iPod updater. But the problem is that the iPod updater won't unistall. There's a warning saying: internal failure
Error Number: 0x80040707
Description: Not accessed refused
I don't know what's it!!! Can you help me...I'm sooooo desperate. I want to listen to music!!!

hiya!
But the problem is that the iPod updater won't unistall. There's a warning saying: internal failure
Error Number: 0x80040707
Description: Not accessed refused
in this context, there's a couple of different things that could be causing that error.
(1) you can get it sometimes if you try to uninstall the updater from a different XP user account from which the updater was installed, or try to install a higher version of the updater in a different user account from a lower version.
so if you've got several different user accounts on that PC, see if you can find the account in which the updater was originally installed, and try to uninstall it from there.
(2) if you can't uninstall the updater from any account (or you don't have multiple user accounts on that PC), the installation configuration information for the existing updater may be compromised.
in that case, download and install the Windows Installer CleanUp utility, and use it to clear the things called either iPod for Windows or iPod Updater. (my 2004-11-15 version of the updater shows up in Windows CleanUp as "iPod Updater", but my three later versions show up as "iPod for Windows".)
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
once the previous updater has been cleared, will the install of the new updater go through properly?
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Hi AJP1990!
Try utilizing this article to help you troubleshoot this issue:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
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I have a problem that I have tried many different ways to solve. When I plug in my Ipod, it is found in "my computer" and with my windows media player, but not Itunes or Ipod updater. When I reset it with Ipod updater opened, the updater freezes. I have tried re installing my itunes and ipod updater. One time my ipod froze when it was doing something with the install, but it works fine when not plugged into my computer so I have no real idea. Can soembody please help me out?

Startup iTunes while holding down the option key. When the dialog box pops up, click "Change Library" and navigate to the library on your MBP.

IPod updater can not recognize my ipod. grey button, not an option to click

i just bought an ipod nano 2 days ago.
i connected ipod correctly. ipod folder shows in my computer and i can open it too. but both iPod updater and itunes say that ipod is not connected. in iPod updater, the both buttons, restore and renew button, are grey (not black) and can not click it. In itunes, when i go to Edit---> set up----> and iPod, it says that 'no iPod is connected' i have been working with this thing for 2 days now and so ****** off. i tried everything in the PDF help file and in the FAQ help page. nothing works.
my computer is windows xp pro sp2, pentium 4 640 3.4 ghz, 512 ddr ram, 250g HD. ... someone help me please.
'spend money ($250) + my valueable time = can't listen to one song.......' someone help me please. Thank You.

- Reset the iPod. nothing is lost
reset iPod. Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home
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- Power off and then back on your router.
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IPod Updater Won't Work. Please Help!!!!!!!

HI!!!,
i tried opening up the iPod updater 2006-03-23 but when it does open up it says. 'iPod Universal Updater has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.' and then the choices Debug, Send Error Report And Don't Send.
What Should I Do:
P.S. It Said The Same message Error For iPod Updater 2005-10-12
So can You Please help.
many thanks In Advance
Cheers,
Ilbron

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Maybe Apple are not hosting the older standalone updaters any longer.

IPOD updater won't work

The recent updater won't work for my ipod mini. It downloads and opens, but after I select Macintosh HD to dl it in, the next page where you can select what you want to install won't let me select. WHat's going on?

Is your antivirus software enabled? Do you have a fire wall on? Disable your antivirus software, try again and when you are done updating then enable your antivirus back on.
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Ipod updater won't work; ipod won't reinstall

After re-installing my itunes, it won't update my ipod. I was advised to restore the settings to shop settings and so have downloaded the ipod updater - but when I try to run it, as I wait for the 'update'/'restore' screen to come live, I get an error message, which I have to click 'ok' and the whole thing goes off.
Meanwhile on the ipod, I'm either getting the unhappy ipod icon, of a thing which looks half like a battery and half a black zig-zag.
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I also have the same problem since I did the iTunes download to '5', I also have the error message which reads; "The iPod Cannot be updated. An unknown error occured(-50)" The iPod has even been back for repair 3 times, but no fault was found. I have established that the fault is with Apple's iTunes download of '5' which has not been cured by downloading number 6. So when will they write a 'fix'? The effect of this download on my other computer has been that iTunes itself will not open. (See the discussion forum on this problem, it is huge, but still no 'fix' from Apple). I now have an empty iPod, and iTunes that will not do its job. Not impressed, my husband has ditched his iPod and bought a Sony. If this is not sorted out soon I will be doing the same.

Moving library - iTunes won't read my iPod

Hi there - I am desperate for help with my ipod!
I just moved back from the UK, where my itunes/ipod was registered. Before I left, I followed the instructions on the apple site, deauthorised my old computer, and used my ipod as a hard drive to copy my library onto my ipod as a data file.
I am now in Australia and have downloaded the latest version of itunes, as well as the ipod updater.
When I plugged my ipod in to the USB port, itunes didn't read that my ipod was there. I tried to run the updater. It said update required, but wouldn't allow me the option to update, only to restore.
I have reset my ipod and plugged it in to the external charger but updater still won't allow me to update, it only selects Restore as an option. I have also checked Windows XP for updates etc as suggested on the apple site.
I don't have my library saved anywhere else except my ipod, so obviously if I choose restore, I lose my entire library. The thought of this makes me feel sick!
Help!!!!!!
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Updater won't recognize 60G iPod Photo

Help Please.... I have the latest version of iTunes and upgraded to a 60G from a previous generation 30G version iPod. My iTunes works fine and songs transfer to the iPod, but no purchased music will play on the iPod (it will play in iTunes), album artwork will not appear on the iPod (and there is no selection button appearing in "iPod Options" in iTunes to turn it on), and the iPod updater software won't recognize that my iPod is plugged in at all (so I can't update or restore).

I tried all of these steps, but I'm still not getting the Ipod updater to even recognize that my Ipod is plugged in.
The computer is recognizing that the Ipod is plugged in, and it opens Itunes 5.0 like usual, but after I connected my Ipod to sync for the first time since installing 5.0 it erased like 200 songs off my ipod, and says that
"Some of the songs in the Itunes music library were not copied to the Ipod "My Ipod" because your Ipod software is too old. Go to www.apple.com/ipod to get the latest IPod software update."
every time i try to get those songs back on. I believe the songs it erased are ones I purchased from the Music store.
Recap:
1. Ipod is being recognized and can be seen in Itunes.
2. Itunes says my ipod software is too old to load some songs from my library.
3. Ipod updater 2005 9_06 will not recognize that my ipod is connected to my computer even though it shows up perfectly on my desktop and in Itunes.
4. My ipod itself is running just fine, its just missing like 100$ worth of music i purchased : (

IPod Software Updater won't recognize my iPod

Hey guys,
I just got a new white 30GB ipod with video. I plugged it in and iTunes said that I had outdated software and I had to download it. So, I downloaded the latest updater, and then I installed it. I plugged my iPod iin again, and my iTunes 6 (latest latest version) again told me to install the software, so I opened the software updater, and it couldn't recognize my ipod!
I can't copy a lot of songs to my iPod because it says that it is outdated, but I can't update it because the updater won't recognize that I have an iPod plugged in even though my Finder and iTunes do recognize it.
Is there something I can do? Please help me!
Plz help!
Thanks in advance!
Matt.

Well, I just got off the phone with an Apple tech and you won't believe the load of c**p I am going to have to do because of the message "some songs won't transfer because your ipod software is too old."
Now, keep in mind, I have a brand new 30GB iPod video and it has the very latest software on it. I also have the latest version of Quicktime and iTunes and Tiger.
This is verbatim what the tech said:
You have to uninstall your ipod software, the iTunes software, and the Quicktime software, then reinstall all of it in a specific order to make the new iPod work.
Is that a load of crap or what?! Since when do they make people reinstall their applications simply because they have a bug in the product?!
So, if any of you are having trouble with the "old software" message, beware of what the tech may end up telling you to do.
I'm very ****** and ticked off at Apple for releasing a product that has obvious problems, given what I've seen on this board, and instead of releasing a software fix, they expect the end-user to fix their problem. That's BS!!!!
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ITunes won't read my iPod Classic, but Windows does; tried many solutions!

Hey Apple Support Community,
I wasn't sure whether this post belonged in the iPod forum or the iTunes forum as the matter concerns both, so I decided to post in both forums. My apologies if this is 'spammy'. (iPod forum is a little old anyway).
I just dug up my 6 year old iPod Classic from the grave and would like to start using it again as my HTC's headphone jack is extremely faulty lately. My iPod Classic is completely empty - I have no music, no photos, nor videos on it.
My problem is that on my Windows 8 Laptop, Windows is able to read the iPod, however, iTunes cannot. I went over to the Support page and tried almost every recommended solution out there, and nothing seems to work.
I have:
Tried different USB ports
Performed a Restore/Recovery after selecting 'Format' from Windows ExplorerIt is interesting to note that, whilst iTunes doesn't read the iPod normally, it did show up in the button (Spotlight button?) next to the iTunes button when performing a Restore
Uninstalled and Reinstalled every Apple application and program from my Laptop, including iTunes, Mobile Support, Bonjour, and more, and also, deleting any remaining folders related to Apple.
I have tried alternatives to iTunes such as CopyTrans and Syncios, but all seem to fail.
Troubleshooted my iPod various times
Restarted any Apple related Service as well as any Processes from Task Manager
Searched for Updates on Device manager -> Apple Driver and everything is up to date
It's worth pointing out that:
When opening the iPod folder in Windows Explorer (after enabling Hidden Folders), inside the 'iPod_Control' folder, there is no 'Music' folder; not sure if this is intentional or simply because there is no music file on my iPod.
The Software Version (which displays prior selecting 'Restore') is 2.0.1. If this is outdated, the option to Update Software is greyed out and unavailable.
My iTunes is up to date.
iTunes does tend to freeze up when attempting to read the device, but is perfectly fine after a while, it just does not display the device (implying it must have failed to detect it).
It is the first time using iTunes on this laptop (laptop is 4 months old), and has never had an Apple Device connected to it before.
iPod and iTunes used to work fine 6 years ago on a different PC which is no longer at me.
If anyone could shed some light on this problem, I would greatly appreciate it. Please do not hesitate for any further information related to both iPod or Laptop.

Hey, thanks for your reply. I ran Diagnostics and the results are as follows:
Retracts: 38
Reallocs: 56
Pending Sectors: 8
PowerOn Hours: 165
Start/Stops: 12666
Temp: Current 29C
Temp: Min 15C
Temp: Max 52C
I heard that a large number of Reallocs is bad; not sure if 56 qualifies as a large number. Would this somehow interfere with iTunes not being able to read the iPod?
EDIT: Your instructions say to attempt another Diagnostics after updating however my iPod will not update past 2.0.1 (I believe that is the last update that came out for iPod Classics), unless you'd like me to recover/restore it and then try again.

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