My Ipod does'nt get recognized by windows or Itunes.

When i plug my Ipod in with my USB-device, it makes the sound that it normally does when the Ipod is plugged in, but it is not recognized on windows nor Itunes. I have tried to Uninstall and re-install.
Please help!!

What does "USB device" mean?
through a hub is not a supported configuration.
through another USB devcie, like USB hard drive or something would also be treated as a USB hub.
And to troubleshoot, rule out and simplify, and connect direct to USB ports coming from the motherboard, depends on just what style type computer you have, notebook, tower, other.
I tend to find a good starting point are the product support page
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch/syncing/
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch/

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okay so just recently i would plug in my ipod touch and the little noise windows makes to say that something has been plugged in rings except itunes wont recognize it or windows will make it seem like its not even there like its plugged in but a ghost HELP PLEASE!

This may not be your problem but I though it might be worth mentioning. I was having the same problem until I realized I had bought a second usb cable since a family member was always borrowing mine. I spent several days going crazy because my ipod touch was unable to sync with my PC. I finally swapped the new cable for the old and things worked fine.
I discovered that the new cable was only for recharging the battery and not syncing!!! It was only upon looking at the cable packaging that it said in fine print - for charging only!!!
I have no idea why they don't state that more clearly on the outer packaging.
Good luck!

Ipod Touch is'nt recognized in Windows or Itunes

Hello, my Problem is that my Ipod Touch isn't Recognized in Windows or Itunes on my PC, on a Friends PC it works fine, so u guess the Ipod is ok..
1. I tried everything Restarted Apple Mobile Device Service and reinstalled
2. Reinstalled Itunes
3. Reinstalled Windows
4. Other USB Ports
5. Recovery Mode (In Recovery Mode the Ipod is recognized but can't Restore because bevore it Restores completly it gets automaticly disconnected and does'nt connect again)
I Restored my Ipod at the PC from my Friend, but it still doesn't work here.
The USB Ports also can't be the Problem, since all other USB Devices work fine. And the Ipod Touch worked fine as well till a few Days ago.
Every Help is appreciated.

Hi,
What's the make and model of the PC? Is it a desktop or laptop PC?
Make sure the iPod touch is directly connected to a high-speed USB2 port on the PC. The tips in this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1286 will help rule out USB connection issues.
What security software is running on the PC?
If you haven't already, try to reconfigure, update, or uninstall the security software, as suggested here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3125.
Also, this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1852 provides general tips that will resolve most issues that prevent the iPhone from being recognized by iTunes.
-Jason

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I tried to up date my iPod Nano with the 2006-06-28 updater. Instead of going through the normal process of opening iTunes and telling it to disconnect my iPod, I went to the icon on the tool bar that says "Safely Remove Hardware" and told it to disconnect my iPod. However, when I turned my iPod on, it had erased all my memory, and to make things worse, neither the updater, iTunes, or even Windows recognized that my iPod was plugged in. What is going wrong, and how do i fix it?

First of all, try another port on your computer. Some ports are not connected direct to the motherboard and do not recognize the iPod as well as those that are. Reset the iPod each time you connect it to another port.
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My shuffle worked before and all of a sudden Windows or Itunes doesnt show that my Ipod Shuffle is connected. When I plug it into my USB port, the status light is amber and thats all that shows up. I have downloaded the newest versions of the updaters and itunes and still..not working. And when I try to use the updater, first it said NO ipod connected and now it says Ipod service error...I'm not quite sure what to do now, so any help I can get is appreciated!

Have you looked here:
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Here is the problem:
This is a new problem. Ipod worked fine on this computer until recently.
Ipod 5th gen does not show up in My Computer or Itunes.
It seems that it happend after I installed the latest update to Itunes.
What is happening:
When Ipod is plugged into my USB (the same one I always used before) it never shows up in my computer or itunes and always says "Do Not Disconnect" never stops!
What have I tried:
I plugged it into my friends laptop! It worked fine. Window found it.
I then used updater on it
I did the 5 r's over and over again. Nothing
I have reinstalled Itunes and tried that a few times
I tried different USB ports, nothing
I tried putting other items in my USBs and they work fine
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Thanks! But I actually figured it out! Right after I said something about the driver, I went into device mangager. Sure enough even though it did not show up as a drive letter the device manager said is was installed and working.
So I deleted the device out of device manager. Restarted and plugged it in. Although I go some weird error. It found the IPOD and now Itunes sees it.
I believe that killing the process would have done the same thing as you stated.
Thanks to all for taking the time to answer these issues. It beats the apple store or tech support.

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Hi all
i have a old iPod Touch 1g at home. the problem is that the device is death. I can hold Home and Pwr button for a long time but nothing happens.
Even when i connect it to a Pc running XP, Windows 7 or a Mac the screen stays black and no error from windows that drivers are being installed or the "USB-sound".
I looked already in the FAQ and on Google but all the solutions don't work for me.
In short words, i have a death iPod and i have no clue how to fix that or even if its possible to fix it.
Can someone give se some alternative solutions?
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maxiklotz wrote:
would there be the possibility to send the ipod to apple that they can reinstall the software?
i would take it to the nearest Apple store, especially if it would still be under warranty.
how much would that cost?
if it were still under warranty, they might replace it on the spot at the Apple store.
if you connect your "new" iPod to iTunes, you will be given the option to "restore" your latest backup from the old to the new device.

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I have updated my iTunes and checked my security settings, what can I do to make my iPod recognized by both my computer and iTunes?

Hello BLTNO,
Start with this Apple support document related to your issue. Make sure to work through each and every single troubleshooting step as necessary.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1369
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Hi
I have got a problem that just popped up. The iPod itself works fine but I can not sync any longer.
When I plug in my iPod Nano it does not open iTunes anymore and when I open iTunes it does not appear. It get recognized in Windows Explorer as a new drive but without the iPod name and when clicking on the drive it says that the disk is not formatted and ask if I would like to format now.
I tried to changed drive from G to other as from one support page but without result
I have tried the 5 R´s but I am unable to restore the unit as the iPod updater freezes when I open it and it tries to look for the iPod.
My PC is with Windows 2000 and my iPod worked fine earlier.
I have tried to connect the iPod to other PC´s but with the same result -- the iPod says "do not disconnect" and nothing happens more than that the battery get charged.
I have tried to end the iPodservice.exe from the task manager but it fails saying "unable to terminate process, access is denied" This happend in all three PC´s
The unit shows up when clicking on the Safe Hardware removal icon in USB as "Apple iPod USB device" but when trying to stop the device it says that the unit can not be stopped now...
In my iPod I have checked and it is Format Windows
What to do now???

Ok I reply to myself if anyone intresetd in what happen in my case
I have now been able to do the restore my iPod Nano using the hints in one of the questions below. So now the iPod is recognized by Windows Explorer but now by iTunes. At least some progress.
What puzzles me ist that it seems that half teh world have teh same problem and Apples suggestion how to solve this does not work so where is Apple support?
No more fromme, I will read and try every thing I can until I just take a hammer and make the life of the iPod shorter than expected. There are many MP3 players on teh market that works...

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Hi stitchinstar!
I have an article for you that will help you troubleshoot this issue with your iPod and iTunes:
iPod not recognized in My Computer and in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1369
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
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Hello everyone. I have a 5th generation Ipod I recently purchased that I'm having what seems to be an common issue. When I connect the ipod to my computer via USB, the Ipod is not recognized in windows or Itunes. Occasionally the Ipod will charge when connected but not always. Though this is the same for the old wire I used and the new one I purchased today. Even when shown charging the Ipod is not recognized and there is no noise that a device has been connected. I have tried the 4 R's (without Restore) which I can't do, chaninging the drive letter, disabling start up software,uninstalling and reinstalling all Apple Software. I have tried connecting to another computer and have gotten the same result. When I check the diagnostic screen on the ipod it shows that a usb cable is detected. I have upgraded all my driver software, disabled and reenabled them. I'm almost 3 hours from the nearest store so that it out of the question. I'm curious if anyone has any other ideas and will try anything you think might be the issue and fix. Thank you for time.

From my experience, the only way you're gonna get a PC afflicted with this disease to work with a 5th gen nano is to roll back to an earlier version of iTunes. Those affected have been exhausted by this ongoing issue. To update or not to update? And I always say never update unless you have to, and turn off all that auto update mess!
I have two core2duo lappies running 32b vista. My workflow dictates 32b fyi. One is acer aspire running itunes v 11.1 (.0.126), 5th gen nano was originally formatted and works just fine on this machine to this day. My other is the bigger badder lenovo thinkpad and the 5th gen will NOT mount using any version of itunes past 11.0 (.1.12) Windows mounts it just fine. itunes is not having it. no shirt no shoes no service.
I have both a 4th and 5th gen nano. The 4th gen works great on both machines, I even successfully tested it with the latest version (11.1.5) before subsequent deletion on the thinkpad! Weird huh? I think my next experiment might be to restore my 5th gen w/ a Mac and theeeeen plug it into PC itunez.
I'm at a loss on the thinkpad. Scanned for intruders. Cut the Lenovo bloat. Executed system and reg maintenance. Took down msconfig to a safe mode + itunes level to attempt to resolve possible sw conflicts but to no avail. NO NO NO. Every single dang port, every time on the thinkpad. Has me feeling like others might get the same treatment by the next itunes update. :|
So in summary for me:
5th gen nano and thinkpad are a NoGo on 11.1^ last working version for me = 11.0.1
5th gen nano is working on an acer aspire 11.1.0 but no way in the world am I updating
4th gen nano is kicking 5th gen nano's @zz so what would make me want to buy a new ipod?

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IDE\DiskMaxtor6L160M0_________________________BANC1G10
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Intel(R) 82801GB USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA, PCI bus 0, device 29, function 2. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) 82801GB USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB, PCI bus 0, device 29, function 3. Device is working properly.
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