My iPod Shuffle does not seem to be responding.

I have plugged it into both an iMac and Windows Seven PC with no luck. Neither recognized the iPod and there is no sign that the iPod recognizes that it has been plugged in. I can turn on the iPod on with headphones and it tells me to sync with iTunes. Help?

Have you tried resetting the iPod?
Turn the Hold switch on, then off again and then press-and-hold the Menu and the Select (centre) buttons simultaneously for at least ten seconds. During this time, the Apple logo should appear and the iPod will reset. Apple recommend that you place the iPod on a flat surface while doing this (makes it easier to press the buttons) and that you try this up to three times before deciding that a Reset will not work.
If a Reset doesn't work, it's possible that the iPod is "stuck". In this event, leave the iPod unplugged for a few days and wait for the battery to run down. (Obviously, there's an element of guesswork about the length of time this takes.) Then plug the iPod into a power source in order to recharge it.
If the iPod is stuck in a task, then once the battery has run down, then there will be nothing doing whatever it was that caused the iPod to stop responding. When the iPod is subsequently charged, all the "switches" that control the iPod are set back to a start condition. Once that happens, the iPod should work. It can take up to thirty minutes after plugging in before you see any response from the iPod. Wait for it to fully charge.

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I'm not sure what "all" means, unless you state them, so if you have not done so already, you should use this procedure to reset the iPod shuffle
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1655
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I have a iPod shuffle (4th gen) and a windows laptop.
After restoring my iPod shuffle (as directed by iTunes), iTunes does not recognized my iPod anymore.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
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From what you are describing the iPod will not show up in iTunes when you connect it. I found an article that may help you with the iPod issue you described.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1369
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If you haven't already done so, use the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant that applies to your iPod. This will often solve your issue.
If you're still experiencing the issue after going through each of the steps in the assistant, continue with the steps below in this article. The most likely solutions are listed below (for both USB and FireWire (IEEE 1394) iPod connections). Check each section starting from the top of the list to see if that is what's keeping your iPod from appearing.
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I have tried to set the play order of podcasts and am only successful when I sort them by time. If I download a number of podcasts on the same day (someone said that they play by download date) I cannot set the play order. Someone said to drag the podcast to the desired order and that does not work with podcasts. It might with albums but not with podcasts.
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That is in fact how podacsts work in the iTunes/iPod system. The only sorting is based on release date (time) which is set and sortable only in iTunes. You aren't missing anything,and nothing you do subsequently will affect that order; podcasts are and are treated differently.

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I have a very strange problem with my girlfriends iPod Shuffle 2nd Gen.: When I plug it into the MacBook, it takes very long to be reckognized in iTunes. When I try to copy music on it, it also takes long and does not succeed.
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I pull my ipod shuffle with out doing "Safely Remove Hardware" so now when i connect my ipod shuffle to my USB my computer does read it. it still charge and i ipod shuffle still work and everything, but my computer does not read the ipod so i can go in to Itunes and change my music....please help, i'm sick of listing to the same music

You will probably have to Restore it, which should fix you up along with getting rid of all of your by-now boring music. Follow the instructions you find via the iPod Shuffle Support Page

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Installed itunes again, no way

Did this work before on this computer, and it is not working now for some reason? Or is this the first time you are using it with this computer?
Make sure the plug on the USB docking cable is completely inserted into the headphones jack, as shown in this document
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3572
If that's not the problem, watch the shuffle's light as you connect it to USB. Does it come ON? If it does, what does it do?

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First time using iPod. And first time using an MP3 player.
I installed iTunes and iPod software that comes with in the install CD. I could put songs on iTunes library. When I connected iPod, my ipod menu appears in iTunes and the files in the library get transferred to the shuffle.
I ejected my iPod from iTunes, and then disconnect the iPod from the PC.
Then, push the play button, but nothing happens. The battery check shows the green light.
Is this a common problem in iPod?
Many thanks.
So far, it is nothing but a frustration of using iPod.

Okay, so it was turned on.
The green light above the click wheel is the status light, not the battery check light. In normal operations, the green status light will come on for a few seconds when you turn the iPS on and then press Play (or anything else, really).
If the light stays on, and you get no sound out, that is a fault indication. Go to the iPod Shuffle Support Page and follow the troubleshooting steps entitled something like " Green light always on, no music ....".
As for the rest of your information, seeing it tagged to Drive D: has no real meaning to me. That said, what you must ensure is that D: is the correct one, i.e, that it was the next sequential drive ID to be assigned. Windoze can get lost in doing that, call it something farther down the line, and subsequently lose it when it comes to loading tracks (resulting in the typical alternating amber/green display).

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