New ipod nano won't sync... suggestions?

Ok, so, my old ipod broke, Finally got a new one, but it won't sync, I can't even go under the file commands and make it sync, it's Greyed out, I've tried to re download itunes, I've tried to use this apple deleter thing that they tell you to use, and I get nothing, not a single change, I even went out and bought a brand new cord, it charges, but just doesn't get recognized by itunes... I really don't wanna take it back to a store, as there isn't any withing any sort of convenient drive... any suggestions?

I was having the same problem and fixed it by selecting my ipod in the left menu (under devices); then I went to the 4 tabs at the top of my screen (Summary, Music, Photos...) and selected "Music." For some reason "all songs and playlists" wasn't selected. Once I did that, it solved my problem. I don't know if that helps you, but it sounds like it's only syncing (sp?) selected items.
Also, make sure it's not set to "only sync checked songs" (under "Summary" tab). That may be why your Playlists are showing, but no songs are there.

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