My iPod is ejecting itself almost as soon as i connect it.

When connected, my third generation Nano briefly connects, but then ejects itself when plugged into my computer. The following text box appears:
"An iPod has been detected, but could not be identified properly. Please disconnect and reconnect the iPod, then try again."
Any help???

Hey there - yup huge problem - I actually made some comments a while back and my apple user a/c got disabled 4 security reasons (maybe because my user was fixmyipod!) Anyway, had same prob for AGES, even took it to the apple retail store and they checked it - fine (they did reformat it for PC for me so this might also help y'all) and said it was our computer. Tried all the tricks - 5R's, latest version of Itunes etc - it worked fine on Mac's and some PC's but not ours. Saw a hotfix from another discussion thread which apparently worked for them, but didn't work for me because my version of Windows (XP Pro Service Pack 3) apparently already has that hotfix installed. Even found something on the Windows help website (sorry can't recall it was a while ago but sure you'll find it if you search a little) which suggested very CAREFULLY deleting some keys of some type (can't remember - I'm no expert on these things just followed instructions) - I tried this also but still the ipod would read for 1 second, then disconnect.
So...after much research, banging of head against brick wall etc, my husband who is also no real tech head at all, went into My Computer > Properties > etc until he got to Device Manager, and then he checked everything methodically and found that one of the USB controllers had a problem, he can't remember exactly what he did but voila (i think perhaps enable? or troubleshoot?) - next thing the ipod works absolutely fine now and it's as though the last few months of frustration never happened.
I personally think that lots of people are having this problem for a variety of reasons - our ipod was first used on a Mac, and when I first used it on our PC it asked me if I wanted to format it which I didn't, so I ejected it using the "Safely Remove Hardware" thingy at the bottom right of screen and from then on wouldn't work. I've read others who've got a new cable or used a different USB and it worked fine. It seems like you just have to try everything under the sun until you find what is gonna fix yours - hope this may bring at least 1 other person some help with what I know is frustration to the hilt!

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Are there any other USB devices that are plugged in?
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My Classic ejects itself after connecting to my PC (WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL SP2) i cant find what the problem is..
i have/tried
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-connecting it behind the PC
-5 Rs
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the store where i bought my CLassic doesn't encounter this problem.. i also lend it to my friend and it worked perfectly with him too.. i came up of a conclusion that my PC is the problem.. but how do i fix it?? are there any ipod drivers i need to install in my PC???
PLEASE HELP ME! I'M DESPERATE =) THANKS!!!
PS: MY Classic charges when it's connected in my PC..

hi, i thought i'd offer an alternative solution as i found something that worked for me.
i got my first ipod yesterday (the classic 80gb) and i have had this problem. it kept ejecting itself intantly. well...i managed to update it to 1.1.2 and sync it once but then i had this problem since. i tried different usb ports and also different cables but nothing worked.
this is what finally worked:
before, i always had itunes open and running then plugged in my ipod and i got this problem. i tried closing itunes, and just plugging in my ipod to the computer without itunes running and it didn't eject (nor did it open itunes for me as apparently it is supposed to) so anyway i connected and it held the connection without ejecting, then i opened itunes manually by clicking the icon and it held the connection. at this time i changed the settings to manually sync the ipod and to use it as a hard disc, and since then (only this morning) it has worked ok and not kept ejecting. hopefully it'll continue to work in this way. good luck guys hope it works for you too.
what a crappy company apple must be to have such a high profile product used my millions and it's just plagued with constant problems and bugs. my mobile has to do 3 times as many things as the ipod and it never has any trouble. sort it out apple!!!!!

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Without being online or opening itunes i opened computer management then device manager and disable the apple driver.
I then opened the assigned a USB Mass Storage Device driver to the Nano. I then opened the Nano in windows and found several files including calender etc on the disk. I deleted all the contents and disconnected it from the computer through the eject device feature.
I then opened Itunes and connected the Nano and it recognised it and required it to be fully restored which i did.
I have since connected it to Itunes Store etc and no problems.
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Error 1604
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Hi,
Apple support has fixed this issue for me as it seems to be a common issue with itunes 11.
Go to top left of itunes and select "show menu bar" - this will then display "file, edit, view..." menu on top left.
Go to view and select "show sidebar" and then connect your ipod. This should now work for you.
Apparently with the hidden sidebar the very first time you connect it has a hard time recognising it. After you follow the above steps and connect the first time you will no longer have this issue and you can connect the ipod and keep the sidebar hidden in the future.
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TS1369 My ipod ejects itself, immediately after connecting with usb cable, before synchronizing could start. What's wrong?

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Start up iTunes on your PC.
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Before you click the Sync button, be sure you have chosen all the tabs you want to sync; since my music library is over 40GB, I choose this one first and let iTunes copy over my whole music library. I also check the Enable Disk Use box on the Summary screen. I then go out for coffee or to the bathroom (it takes a while).
Once everything is copied over, be sure to press the Eject button in iTunes to be sure it is releasing the iPod.(Try my Windows Start button trick above to get positive feedback when it is safe to disconnect.) When it disappears from the list on the left-hand side and the screen is refreshed, it is safe to disconnect the iPod. (I'm not sure this is absolutely necessary, but it works for me.)
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