My iPod Touch Sporadically Connects and Disconnects.

Question

I've had my first generation iPod Touch for about 2 years now and it worked fine at first. Lately it's been doing this thing where it will stay connected for about 30 seconds and then with rapidly disconnect and re-connect. I've tried two different USB cables and my sister's iPod Touch connects just fine to the computer and to iTunes. I have the most recent version of iTunes, and a brand new USB cable, but no matter what I do my iPod won't stay connected. Any help would be appreciated because I cannot sync my iPod and it is starting to have problems that would be fixed if it was synced. Also, I'm sorry if this topic has already been covered. I don't know if this would have anything to do with it, but I have jail broke it in the past. Oh, I also drop it on occassion (I'm a clumsy person), would dropping it have any effect on it?

Answer 1

Hello,
A couple of items...
It's possible that a cable can charge an iPod on a wall charger wonderfully, but not sync the iPod to the computer. One of mine are in that "half-broken" stage, so I just ended up leaving it in the system I use to connect my iPod to my television.
Regarding the error you're receiving when connecting the iPod... is the iPod jailbroken? If not, try creating a new user account on your computer and connecting the iPod there.
Creating a new user in Windows XP:
1. Go to Control Panel > User Accounts
2. Click on "Create new user"
3. Follow the prompts to create a new computer administrator
4. Restart the PC and log in to the new account
I know you've already uninstalled and reinstalled Apple software, but this recommendation doesn't hurt. Open your Control Panel and go into Add or Remove Programs. Remove Apple Mobile Device Support and iTunes. Then, open up My Computer, go to your hard drive, and open up the folder called Program Files. If you see a folder called Apple Mobile Device Support, delete it. Then, restart your computer, download a new copy of the iTunes installer from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ and go through the installation.
CG