Purchased a new ipad set up a password of 4 digits, screen has locked and now asking for a long password?! please help

why is my new ipad asking for a long password when I set up a 4 digit code??

You will most probably have to force your iPad into Recovery Mode to remove passcode.
1. Turn off iPad
2. Turn on computer and launch iTunes (make sure you have the latest version of iTune)
3. Plug USB cable into computer's USB port
4. Hold Home button down and plug the other end of cable into docking port.
DO NOT RELEASE BUTTON until you see picture of iTunes and plug
5. Release Home button.
ON COMPUTER
6. iTunes has detected iPad in recovery mode. You must restore this iPad before it can be used with iTunes.
7. Select "Restore iPad"...
Note:
1. Data will be lost if you do not have backup
2. You must follow step 1 to step 4 VERY CLOSELY.
3. Repeat the process if necessary.

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Your post is abit confusing, especially on getting those weird messages and emails,( assumed in your Windows machine.)
Most likely you have Restored the iPod using the new Macbook pro, using the same name as that in your Windows machine, hence the duplicate name warning, as it is trying to sync Automatically.
If you are syncing your iPod to both the Mac and Windows, you must set it to Manually Manage Music, in the first machine that you setup iTunes with the iPod. Read thsi Apple Support Article
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Hopefully your music are still in both your iTunes library,
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Restore it (just to fix any filesystem corruption by the Windows end)
Set it to Manually Manage Music
Sync your selected songs in your library.
Whern sync complete, Eject it
Connect it to your Windows PC.
Select the song in the library
Sync it.
It should work if your ipod Hardisk is not giving any problem.
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IPad has locked and is asking for passcode

Hi all
I'm new to this forum so I might be asking questions that are already answered
As the title suggests, my iPad has suddenly decided it needs a passcode.
I have never set up a passcode for this of any other of my Apple products
I have no strange apps running that require a passcode
It is still running IOS6 as the upgrades seemed to have bad feedback and I was cautious about causing problems
I have not backed this iPad up via iTunes or iCloud and there are many, many photos that I wouldn't want to lose
I have trawled the internet for a couple of weeks now, but all resolutions seem to tell me to restore this and lose all my personal content.
I know I can reload apps etc, but I would really like to keep the pictures
If a factory reset is really only the only option, so be it, but what is Apple's stance on this?
I can't find anything that resembles a 'Sorry, we made a bit of a mistake here' or perhaps 'Take it to your local genius bar (100 mile round trip for me) and they have the tech to fix this and save your pictures' but there seems to be nothing of the sort.
My Macbook Pro occasionally asks for a passcode, but as I haven't set one, I can just hit the enter key and it bypasses the need to enter one, but this is not available on the iPad
So am I now on my own, trying to sort this with limited tech knowledge of how iPad, & iTunes works?
I know this is not just me as there are many others out there with similar problems, so how about a bit of help here please Apple?
Thanks for any (nice) advice
Mike

We are fellow users here on these user-to-user forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support nor Apple.
Had you added an Exchange (e.g. a work) email account to the iPad ? If you had then it's possible that the account administrator is forcing a passcode for security reasons (to stop people reading work emails) - if you had then try contacting them for the passcode.
If not then has anybody else used the iPad and possibly added a passcode ? If they haven't then see if you can copy your photos off by connecting it to your Mac and see if they show in Image Capture, iPhoto or Aperture. If not then you could try a search for programs that claim to be able to copy photos off a device (I haven't tried any so I can't suggest one).
To reset the iPad back to factory defaults follow the steps on this page : Forgot passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support
As you haven't been backing up (and presumably not copied your purchases over to your Mac's iTunes library), what you can redownload for free will show in the Purchased tabs in the iTunes, App Store and iBooks apps - you won't be able to redownload audiobooks or tones (they are one-time only downloads), nor if an item is no longer in your country's store (or if you've moved countries since buying them).

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Take it yourself or send it to friend in country where guarantee supports it.
Do not try to ship it to Apple - they will not accept international
shipments nor will they return it to you.
What is the problem? Maybe someone here can offer some advice to solve
the problem.

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Thanks for the question. The following article provides some solutions if you are having issues with passcode lock:
iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
If you have never synced your device with iTunes, or you do not have access to a computer
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"You haven't chosen to have [device] trust this computer"
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Purchased a new ipad set up a password of 4 digits, screen has locked and now asking for a long password?! please help

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