Nano on windows 2000

is there really no way to download the newest version of i-tunes to windows 2000 so that the nano can be used with win2000.

Win2k is NOT supported by iTunes. However, you CAN mount the new iPods on a Win2k machine as an external USB hard-drive. This would allow you to back it up to some other hard-drive or DVD-R. Of course, it also allows you to use 3rd party programs to export music, sync calendars/contacts/notes/etc; just no iTunes (and music/video)

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