Shuffle reset utility.

Hi, just an amusing (to me) story.
I successfully used the shuffle Reset Utility and the first song that my Emac chose to autofill was 'Resurrection Shuffle' by Ashton, Gardner & Dyke. Weird, huh.
GG
eMac 1.25GHz/40GB/768MB Mac OS X (10.4.7) 512MBx2/1GBx1 iPod Shuffles, M-Audio Keystation 49e

wow. that is amazing. ok not really amazing but funny! I can't help but think that might be more than a coincidince...
Windows XP

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IPod shuffle Reset Utility for my iPod IS NOT WORKING

Last night I get a ipod shuffle (1st gen) by second hand
and when I first try it is still playing songs.
But when I put it on my PC, and Install iTunes and putting songs in etc.
IT DOESN'T PLAYING ANYTHING ANYMORE.
I used all soluions on the web site, also the "iPod shuffle Reset Utility"
it still cannot reset my iPod.
now my iPod shuffle is ver 1.1.4, and the lastest iTunes(7.5)
anything I can do is NOT WORKING.
does anyoen can help me or do I need to buy another one NEW?
one more thing, now my iPod only shows as a USB Mass Storage Device.
I'm not willing to buy an iPod just as a FlashDisk......
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How are you resetting the password?
Resetting User Password in Lion, Mountain Lion & Mavericks
Boot into your Recovery Partition by hold down the Command and R keys whilst booting.
When the Recovery screen appears, go to the Utilities menu and open Terminal.
In Terminal, type:
resetpassword
...a small app will open and allow you to choose the user for whom you want to change the password. If you are the admin, be certain that you choose your admin user. Type in your new password twice and give yourself a good hint. Click OK (or Done or whatever) and reboot, enjoying the use of your new, hopefully memorable, password.
Good luck,
Clinton

IPod shuffle Reset Utility & older "error 1418" thread

As you probably noticed, there's already an announcement about the iPod shuffle Reset Utility on this forum. As the announcement says, this utility indeed solves problems that were, until now, unsolved. One example is the "error 1418" problem discussed in the following thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3191414
I think it would be really useful if there was a reply on that thread linking to the announcement, since people searching about that issue will most likely find that thread, and not the announcement (precisely what happened to me). The problem is that the thread is locked, but perhaps a forum admin can do it.
If that's not possible, the author of the announcement could at least edit it so that it includes the term "error 1418" (to increase the chance of people searching for that term to find that page).
I apologize if this has been suggested before.

I did not touch my shuffle for 3 days, tried it in my computer again, and it still failed. All the same problems. No lights and none of the programs acknowledged it, except the reset utility, which gave me the same error message.
So, I returned here, praying for answers. Nothing. For some reason, I tried turning the ipod on, and BOOM, I got a green light and it seemed okay. Tried it in my computer again, and now it works! I've reset it anyway (through itunes), and all seems well.
I guess time does heal all wounds. Thanks to everyone who tried to help. Assume all worked out unless you hear from me again.
No more radio for me! (again)... yeah.

HT1510 ipod shuffle reset utility for windows 64 bit

I need an ipod shuffle reset utility for windows 7 64 bit.

Did you get an answer? I am having the same problem,,.

IPod shuffle Reset Utility Reset Error

My ipod shuffle (1st gen) is not shown in itunes or finder.
I have tried all the following already:
1) Switching usb ports
2) Turning on/off ipod
3) restarting computer
4) reinstalling itunes
I followed the directions for Reset Utility. My ipod was found by the utility, but results in a "reset error" everytime (multiple restarts already tried).
Worked fine until I used the ipod to transfer data to a pc. I've done this multiple times w/o a problem. This time, the ipod was incompatible with windows (itunes updated on that computer, too). Don't know if this matters.
None of the lights come on. Does not appear to be charging. The ipod shows no life.
It is no longer under warranty.
Please help or I'll have to listen to the radio in my car.
ibook g4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I did not touch my shuffle for 3 days, tried it in my computer again, and it still failed. All the same problems. No lights and none of the programs acknowledged it, except the reset utility, which gave me the same error message.
So, I returned here, praying for answers. Nothing. For some reason, I tried turning the ipod on, and BOOM, I got a green light and it seemed okay. Tried it in my computer again, and now it works! I've reset it anyway (through itunes), and all seems well.
I guess time does heal all wounds. Thanks to everyone who tried to help. Assume all worked out unless you hear from me again.
No more radio for me! (again)... yeah.

HT1238 ipor shuffle will not reset. error message: do not have enough access for this operation. Tried ipod shuffle reset utility, error message: intended for 32 bit windows version. This 4th gen ipod shuffle is junk.

why cant this reset?

That old "Reset Utility" is ONLY for the 1st and 2nd gen iPod shuffle, which had some issues that prevented using the standard Restore in iTunes, so Apple release that utility. It was released when Windows XP was the latest version of Window; it does not work with Windows 7. But it would not help you if your shuffle is 4th gen.
When you say "reset," are you trying to do a Restore on the shuffle in iTunes, from the shuffle's Summary tab? When does that error message appear, exactly?

Shuffle reset utility won't work with Vista

seriously? there has to be an answer, a download somewhere with the update for vista. finding a friend with XP or 2000 is just dumb. why did it not recognize my shuffle and suggest i use the reset utility? how dumb.
okay, mostly just venting, but i want my tunes on my shuffle so i can jog in relative comfort.

when i plug my shuffle in, i get a message saying "Itunes cannot recognize this Ipod at this time" then below it, "You must restore this Ipod with the Ipod reset utility before it can be used with Itunes. For help, click 'more information'" So I do.
i am then led to the May 2, 2008 apple download page for the Ipod reset utility, and i start the downboad, but before it installs all the way, i get an error message that says "Ipod reset utility requires that your computer is running Windows 200o or Windows XP" and then i get kicked out.
so, no, the standard reset doesn't work as itunes doesn't even recognize my shuffle.
sorry, i should have been more descriptive the first time. I was a little pissy.
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IPod Shuffle Reset utility- is there a file for Windows Vista users?

Hi. I recently bought a new computer with a Windows Vista operating system. I am trying to set up my iPod Shuffle (first generation) to synchronize with my newly installed iTunes version 8. Is there any support for this operating system? I desperately need assistance!

See here: Restoring iPod shuffle to factory settings
B-rock

1st gen shuffle not recognized by windows, itunes, or reset utility

Have had shuffle for just over a year (figures). Ran out of charge, tried to charge it, but computer didn't recognize. Have tried to reset and recharge. No lights come on when attached to computer. When I try to play it, green light comes on momentarily and I can hear music, but then it dies in about a minute. Can't restore because itunes won't recognize it. Finally downloaded shuffle reset utility, but that doesn't recognize it either. Is it dead? Should I toss it? I'm almost more ****** that I've spent a lot of time trying to diagnose it than I am that it stopped working. See lots of references to this topic, but can't get a definitive answer.
Dell Dimension 8100 Windows XP

Try this, it worked for me.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136

Shuffle 2g and iPod Reset Utility

I recently was unable to get my Shuffle 2nd gen to connect to my Mac ( SnowLeopard ) and iTunes 9. It kept giving me an error.
Running through the Support section for the Shuffle 2g I came across a link for the "iPod Reset Utility" found here.
I downloaded and installed it. Connected my Shuffle ( note it would only work when connected directly to my Mini through one of the rear USB plug-ins ) it read and identified my Shuffle and I reset the unit.
All is working GREAT as of now. Installing music via iTunes.

There are several different things to consider here:
a) Disk Utility will only see your iPS when and if it's present as a mounted volume. Yours isn't mounting, it won't be seen. The fact that it's seen in the Profiles really doesn't mean anything at all.
b) Disk Repair won't really do anything at all to a Shuffle.
c) Re-formatting should NOT be done in your case. The only case when it's ever called for is a few cases where Windoze users have inadvisedly followed their own OS prompts to 'help out' by formatting this new drive that's suddenly popped up on their system. Even in those cases the Reset Utility will do the same thing and, beyond that, we're back to (a) above: If your iPS can be seen by Finder and Disk Utility then it can also be seen by the Reset Utility.
d) You need to get to the stage where you can reliably open and use the iPod Shuffle Reset Utility. You might have to d/l a fresh copy of it, you might have to Repair Permissions, you might only have to log out to a Restart. What you DO have to do is to get it so that it will open and run.
e) Once you do that, you have to make sure that you're exactly, exactly, following the instructions for its use. Severe cases absolutely require that it be run from a clean, fresh system start with nothing else at all going on, that it be given enough time to work, and that more than one run might be required.

After 5 R's and Ipod reset utility, what next?

Nothing has worked so far to make my 1-gen iPod operable. (It has worked fine in the past.) I get a blinking orange light when it is plugged in to a usb port.
It shows up in System Profiler but not in ITunes or on my desktop.
The iPod Reset Utility either crashes when I run it or tells me I have "two iPods" attached to my computer, and that I should remove one. I do not have two iPods attached to my computer.
Thoughts on next steps?

There are several different things to consider here:
a) Disk Utility will only see your iPS when and if it's present as a mounted volume. Yours isn't mounting, it won't be seen. The fact that it's seen in the Profiles really doesn't mean anything at all.
b) Disk Repair won't really do anything at all to a Shuffle.
c) Re-formatting should NOT be done in your case. The only case when it's ever called for is a few cases where Windoze users have inadvisedly followed their own OS prompts to 'help out' by formatting this new drive that's suddenly popped up on their system. Even in those cases the Reset Utility will do the same thing and, beyond that, we're back to (a) above: If your iPS can be seen by Finder and Disk Utility then it can also be seen by the Reset Utility.
d) You need to get to the stage where you can reliably open and use the iPod Shuffle Reset Utility. You might have to d/l a fresh copy of it, you might have to Repair Permissions, you might only have to log out to a Restart. What you DO have to do is to get it so that it will open and run.
e) Once you do that, you have to make sure that you're exactly, exactly, following the instructions for its use. Severe cases absolutely require that it be run from a clean, fresh system start with nothing else at all going on, that it be given enough time to work, and that more than one run might be required.

APPLE PLEASE READ THIS RESET UTILLITY REQUEST

apple please oh please make the reset utillity work on vista please,i cant see why you havent done this already,please many people would like this.

Workaround for you: Find someone with a Windows Xp machine and doenload and run the Reset Utility there on your shuffle (WARNING: latest Shuffle Reset Utility for Windows now has fimware 1.0.3...)

My ipod shuffle cannot be restored not by the itunes nor by the reset utility it tolds me that it is in recovery mode , i tried to make every thing to resolve it but i can not what can i do ?

my ipod shuffle cannot be restored not by the itunes nor by the reset utility it tolds me that it is in recovery mode , i tried to make every thing to resolve it but i can not what can i do ?
notice : when every time try to reset it by the retore utility it tolds ( your i pod obtaining information from your ipod)
and when i tried to restore it by the itunes it tolds ( there is an unknwon error num 1415)

Now the iPod is unusable with the Recovery mode loop. The full error below:
"iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes."
I can see my IPOD under devices on the left pane of iTunes while the error displays. But when I click OK, the IPOD disappears under DEVICES as does the DEVICES category.
and also when i remove my ipod from computer it isn`t light any light never the battery show

IPod shuffle 2nd gen not recognized in Mac either Finder or iTunes (but is detected and works perfectly fine on Windows)... i tried using iPod Reset Utility, but no luck...

i've been working on this for the past few days, and still no luck... iPod Shuffle 2nd generation (i know it's old).... not detected in my home MacBook... but works perfectly fine on Windows....
i tried using iPod Reset Utility, soooo many times... and i only had twice the luck of having it formatted... but even though it is formatted, it still isn't recognized in iTunes or even in Finder.... other than the 2 times of having it formatted using iPod Reset Utility, i had seen all the reuslts, like: Error ressetting the ipod blah blah: iPod has been reset, keep plugged in, until reset is completed blah blah: iPod has been reset, unplug and replug your iPod blah blah... etc, i have seen all the possible effects of iPod Reset Utility, but still no luck getting it recognized in iTunes or Finder....
and then , i tried connecting it to a windows computer (but i didn't restore it from there, and just ejected it from windows iTunes), after ejecting it from windows, and then connecting it to Mac, it worked miraculuosly.... perfectly synced and able to put music and listen to them... ejected iPod... after a few minutes, i wanted to add some other music, but when i connected it again, Bam!!!! not working again... even after connecting to windows, it didn't work anymore... guess the magic trick has been doomed...
i badly need help... puhlease... (^_^)

Hey, I hear ya and can sympathize. I have the same
issue. The difference is that my computer can "see"
my ipod but it refuses to show up in itunes itself;
therefore, I can't put anything on the ipod (from the
computer) and vice-versa. Apple support is clueless.
This is very frustrating to say the least. Itunes
keeps telling me that my ipod is synced to a
"different" computer, which isn't true. It's the
same computer. The difference is that when I first
got the 'pod and used it with this computer (and
everything worked fine), I was running XP. I
installed Vista and after that, all the problems
started. If I ever get this resolved, believe me,
I'll post something here.
I'm guessing that somehow, itunes "sees" what
computer it's hooked to by "looking" at something in
the OS. Change the OS and it "thinks" it's seeing a
"different" computer.
Try reformatting it.

2nd gen shuffle not recognized by iTunes or reset utility. Strange blinking

Shuffle was working fine. My cat chewed the wire on the dock in half. So I ran the battery down and ordered another dock (well, not actually a doc, but a retractable aftermarket USB connector). Finally got the connector. Before using, I tried to turn on ipod. No light whatsoever, not even red. Plugged it in. Would blink red a couple times, then green a couple times, and then the blinking would stop. iTunes didn't recognize it. Neither did the reset utility. So friggin annoying. What should I do now.

Put it on the dock connector, connect it to your computer, and charge it for at least 30 minutes then see if your computer can see it.
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