Possible to read ipod shuffle 2G on a second computer ??

Hi
I used to read songs from an ipod video on my second
computer (not synchronised whith the ipod) , but i
can't manage to read the ipod shuffle , i'm asked to
synchronize or to cancel , then the ipod neved
appears in itunes
Basically, that's the way the Shuffle works ... it's tied to one computer at a time. IF you want to transfer music between computers, you'll have to use the Shuffle in data mode ("enable for data" in Settings) AND copy music files onto it outside of iTunes on one computer and then import them from the Shuffle into the iTunes library on the other computer.
Alternately there's third party software which may be able to pull music from your Shuffle's internal playlist...

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