iPod help...

Does anyone have an iPod? I just got one for Christmas and I cant figure out how to put music on it or anything and theres no instructions :cursin: Someone :help:

itunes... http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ Putting the music on is the stupid easy part.. Getting the music off... well ... get back to us in bout 2 months..

I loved my ipod before i crushed it snowboarding. I've hated I-tunes ever since it was put on my computer.

spoiled brat.... :lol: j/k I use Itunes for all my music, not sure why guess its grown on me. just plug it in and itunes should recognize it.

What's all this Ipod talk? :lol:

My wife has a Ipod and it really sucks. Your right, there were no instructions to it.........

Try this website www.ipod4dummies.com

Thanks for all the info but I just read that every iPod comes with a CD w/ iTunes on it...mine didnt...so I tried to download it off of apple.com but Win32 doesnt recognize it or something...so Im confused. I tried putting music on my computer on it and it worked but I cant find it on my iPod once I unplug it from the comp. So I plug it back up and check if the music is there and it is :willy: This is driving me crazy! Oh yeah crayZ I also got a 20" LCD TV for my 360 :nee: :lol: I used the HDTV jacks on the 360 and it looks SWEET!

Thanks for all the info but I just read that every iPod comes with a CD w/ iTunes on it...mine didnt...so I tried to download it off of apple.com but Win32 doesnt recognize it or something...so Im confused. I tried putting music on my computer on it and it worked but I cant find it on my iPod once I unplug it from the comp. So I plug it back up and check if the music is there and it is :willy: This is driving me crazy! Oh yeah crayZ I also got a 20" LCD TV for my 360 :nee: :lol: I used the HDTV jacks on the 360 and it looks SWEET! My wife just said that you have to have itunes installed on your computer for the music to stay on your iPod once it's disconnected from your computer. iPod is not user friendly

Thanks for all the info but I just read that every iPod comes with a CD w/ iTunes on it...mine didnt...so I tried to download it off of apple.com but Win32 doesnt recognize it or something...so Im confused. I tried putting music on my computer on it and it worked but I cant find it on my iPod once I unplug it from the comp. So I plug it back up and check if the music is there and it is :willy: This is driving me crazy! Oh yeah crayZ I also got a 20" LCD TV for my 360 :nee: :lol: I used the HDTV jacks on the 360 and it looks SWEET! Jackass... :lol: did you download the windows version?!?! They have a mac option as well.. check it again..

Yeah I chcked it before I downloaded it and it was the Windows version. :idk: whats up but my friend has a CD for his and hes going to let me borrow it to download iTunes so maybe that will work. And 1Bad, the music stays on it but it just doesnt show up in my music, unless thats what u mean. Why cant apple just be like everyone else and allow simple mp3 downloads instead of having to go through 12 different steps to get one song on ur iPod :bash:

Yeah I chcked it before I downloaded it and it was the Windows version. :idk: whats up but my friend has a CD for his and hes going to let me borrow it to download iTunes so maybe that will work. And 1Bad, the music stays on it but it just doesnt show up in my music, unless thats what u mean. Why cant apple just be like everyone else and allow simple mp3 downloads instead of having to go through 12 different steps to get one song on ur iPod :bash: What type of iPod do you have, a shuffle, a nano or just an iPod?

Nano 8GB

this thread confirms all the things i've heard about ipods. i am glad i didn't ever invest in one. i went with the sandisk mp3. it's idiot proof! i can't believe it is so hard to use though. usually macs are so user friendly and easily mastered. this is quite a switch. :luck: i wish i could help you. :sorry:

Nano 8GB so your saying the music stays on the the nano but your can't see it on the display screen. Can you hear it :idk:

this thread confirms all the things i've heard about ipods. i am glad i didn't ever invest in one. i went with the sandisk mp3. it's idiot proof! i can't believe it is so hard to use though. usually macs are so user friendly and easily mastered. this is quite a switch. :luck: i wish i could help you. :sorry: I actually havent heard any bad news about iPods until I got it and found out for myself. A couple of my friends have one and they dont have any problems with them but my prob is just that I cant get iTunes...hopefully it will be easier once I get it. I can get "free" music so I wont have to use iTunes all the time :whistle: Plus I buy alot of CDs so i can just transfer them from the CD to the iPod. And 1Bad ask ur wife if she knows what format (Windows media player, Quicktime, etc.) it has to be in.

so your saying the music stays on the the nano but your can't see it on the display screen. Can you hear it :idk: Yeah Ill go to Music, then Songs, and it comes to a blank screen but then Ill hook it back up to my comp and Ill look at the Music folder and its in there, just it doesnt show up on the iPod. And no I cant hear anything.

I actually havent heard any bad news about iPods until I got it and found out for myself. A couple of my friends have one and they dont have any problems with them but my prob is just that I cant get iTunes...hopefully it will be easier once I get it. I can get "free" music so I wont have to use iTunes all the time :whistle: Plus I buy alot of CDs so i can just transfer them from the CD to the iPod. And 1Bad ask ur wife if she knows what format (Windows media player, Quicktime, etc.) it has to be in. You have music on there without having iTunes installed :scratch:

You have music on there without having iTunes installed :scratch: Yeah but I think thats why it wont play it.

This is the one I have: No problems with it, had it for about a year, compresses music better that iPod! Well worth the money.....mine is black though. http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Retail-Sealed-Sony-NW-HD3-20-GB-MP3-Digital-Player_W0QQitemZ270033070666QQihZ017QQcategoryZ15062QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

My wife just said that you have to have itunes installed on your computer for the music to stay on your iPod once it's disconnected from your computer. iPod is not user friendly It's not that it's not user friendly, it's that iTunes changes the songs to an MP4 format, thereby rendering them useless for anything BUT your iPod. (whereas if you get any other MP3 player, you don't have to change the filetype to upload them, and you can upload them more than once, not to mention you can usually use drag-n-drop to move the song files to your player -- when it's connected via the USB cable, it recognizes it as just another disk drive).

Yeah but I think thats why it wont play it. :bash: well how do you know music is on there if it won't play.....:cursin: you about to make me drink.....

I can see it on my comp just not on my iPod...its hard to explain.

I can see it on my comp just not on my iPod...its hard to explain. How do you see it on your computer if you don't have itunes installed? I just plugged in my wifes iPod to my laptop which does not have iTunes installed on it. The only thing that I see in my (E: ) drive is calendar, notes and contacts. Is this the same thing that you are seeing?

Yep but with those files is a Music folder.

Yep but with those files is a Music folder. ok I'm lost......................:leaving:

I think he's lost... I've setup ipods for a lotta ppl, never owned one cuz they break too much.. Never had a issue getting them setup.. maybe 10 mins including downloading the programs.. Sorry I can't help you, but unless you have linux that download link i supplied should work.. I have a Scandisk Sansa 4gb... Flash memory and all you do is drag and drop.. no software. **** ipod.

DOWN with IPOD! I haven't jumped on the ipod bandwagon. I honestly don't think I ever will.

There are some third party ipod progs that you don't have to use itunes. I sometimes use yamipod and it works ok. It's a little difficult to figure out how to upload songs at first.

Alright here is a step by step guide on how I have gone about doing this. First I plug my ipod into my comp and then click start, my comp, IPOD (F), then the Music folder. After that I find the song I want and drag and drop it into the Music folder. Then I unplug my ipod from my comp (using the eject button to safely remove it) and click (on my ipod) Music, then Songs and there is nothing there.I even check the rest in the Music section and theres nothing. So my friend comes over with his CD and I download it thinking that I will finally get some music. I download it, plug in my ipod, then an error message pops up saying that I need to download itunes 7.0 to be able to download music. So I try itunes 7.0 again, double click it and the same error message (not a valid Win32 app.) pops up. My bros friend got one and his dad set it up and he said that he just dragged and dropped them from Windows Media Player which doesnt work either and Im beginning to think there is a problem with the ipod so...to save u guys and me a whole lot of trouble trying to figure it out, Im going to take it back to Walmart and exchange it for another one and see if it works. Im beginning to think these things are more trouble than theyre worth :bash: :willy: If u guys have any more tips tho post em up.

Ipods are a pain until you figure out how they work...then they are solid.

Alright here is a step by step guide on how I have gone about doing this. First I plug my ipod into my comp and then click start, my comp, IPOD (F), then the Music folder. After that I find the song I want and drag and drop it into the Music folder. Then I unplug my ipod from my comp (using the eject button to safely remove it) and click (on my ipod) Music, then Songs and there is nothing there.I even check the rest in the Music section and theres nothing. So my friend comes over with his CD and I download it thinking that I will finally get some music. I download it, plug in my ipod, then an error message pops up saying that I need to download itunes 7.0 to be able to download music. So I try itunes 7.0 again, double click it and the same error message (not a valid Win32 app.) pops up. My bros friend got one and his dad set it up and he said that he just dragged and dropped them from Windows Media Player which doesnt work either and Im beginning to think there is a problem with the ipod so...to save u guys and me a whole lot of trouble trying to figure it out, Im going to take it back to Walmart and exchange it for another one and see if it works. Im beginning to think these things are more trouble than theyre worth :bash: :willy: If u guys have any more tips tho post em up. Dude, you can't drag and drop music into an ipod like you can other mp3 players. Apple and their ever loving ways of being royal pains in the a** made it so you have to encode them onto the ipod. This way you cant just plug it in and drag all your songs into anyone's computer you want. No, you have to use itunes or some other ipod encoding program to upload your songs into your ipod using their encoding software supposedly to make piracy harder, but it is just so that ipod can start a monopoly by making sure you use their prog. You need to find another computer and install itunes on it before you give up on the current ipod. It may just be your computer has problems.

Dude, you can't drag and drop music into an ipod like you can other mp3 players. Apple and their ever loving ways of being royal pains in the a** made it so you have to encode them onto the ipod. This way you cant just plug it in and drag all your songs into anyone's computer you want. No, you have to use itunes or some other ipod encoding program to upload your songs into your ipod using their encoding software supposedly to make piracy harder, but it is just so that ipod can start a monopoly by making sure you use their prog. You need to find another computer and install itunes on it before you give up on the current ipod. It may just be your computer has problems. I just tried the drag and drop thing because my bros friends dad did it and it worked. He said that his itunes didnt work either. I also found out that I have to have DSL/Cable to download itunes 7.0 :wbs: Did u say you used yamipod? Does it work good?

I just tried the drag and drop thing because my bros friends dad did it and it worked. He said that his itunes didnt work either. I also found out that I have to have DSL/Cable to download itunes 7.0 :wbs: Did u say you used yamipod? Does it work good? Bought damn time!

I just tried the drag and drop thing because my bros friends dad did it and it worked. He said that his itunes didnt work either. I also found out that I have to have DSL/Cable to download itunes 7.0 :wbs: Did u say you used yamipod? Does it work good? yeah, yamipod is ok.

Well I downloaded Yamipod and it doesnt recognize my ipod when its hooked up. So I go to yamipod.com and to my surprise its not working :cursin: I then go to the ipod message boards and find this posted at the top: I have been on the phone with Apple ipod for 2 hours. The problem is not Apple it is Windows and they can not fix it. So either your stuck with this piece of crap or you can return it and get a MP3 player, because Cory the "higher up guy" in Apple says not his problem. So apparently I am screwed. They say that it wont work unless u have a Mac so :idk: :bash: Thanks for all the help guys.

Well I downloaded Yamipod and it doesnt recognize my ipod when its hooked up. So I go to yamipod.com and to my surprise its not working :cursin: I then go to the ipod message boards and find this posted at the top: So apparently I am screwed. They say that it wont work unless u have a Mac so :idk: :bash: Thanks for all the help guys. :BAHA: :BAHA: yo I gave one of my friends an ipod and same thing..he just called me and :cursin: me out...:clap: :slol: dell..:loser: ...I told him to purchase an apple comp.....:lol: :lol: :lol: that's what I have.....:lol: this thread rocks.....:lol: :lol:

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You sure its not a faulty user and not windows?

my daughters have ipod nano's for christmas. It took me 4 hours to figure out how to download music into it. first, download itunes (actually, i downloaded quicktime with itunes and deselected that annoying googlebar option during install). after you install itunes, plug in your ipod and it will automatically open up itunes. there is a selection on the main screen which you must check manual mode. if you don't, then it will lock out the drag and drop function. i am not at home, but will post screen shots later tonight. don't use yamipod, i tried that previously and it corrupted the nano. i had to reinstall the nano. yamipod works on the earlier ipods, not the new. nano only supports mp3 for audio. and it didn't come with a CD. -a|ex

Didn't want to read all the threads. Here's some info for ya, in case it hasn't been mentioned. Your "free" music just needs to be transfered (dragged) from your "free" spot over to your itunes program. Itunes is awesome IMO. I haven't had an Ipod for a while and I still use it. You can create new playlists. For example, I have one called "burn playlist". I just drag the tracks I want into that list and hit burn. Simple as that. And if your "free" music doesn't have all the info, i.e. artist, album or whatever, you just click twice in the column you want to enter the info in. Take a second between clicks or it'll start playing that song.

Ipods are a pain until you figure out how they work...then they are solid. True to the truest extent. Although it wasn't too much of a pain for me. Uploading/downloading pics into my nano was a pain. I still don't know how to get the pics out. So the guy I sold mine to had a bunch of hot, naked broads already loaded in it.

True to the truest extent. Although it wasn't too much of a pain for me. Uploading/downloading pics into my nano was a pain. I still don't know how to get the pics out. So the guy I sold mine to had a bunch of hot, naked broads already loaded in it. :lol:

And if your "free" music doesn't have all the info, i.e. artist, album or whatever, you just click twice in the column you want to enter the info in. whoa didn't know that, cool.

my daughters have ipod nano's for christmas. It took me 4 hours to figure out how to download music into it. first, download itunes (actually, i downloaded quicktime with itunes and deselected that annoying googlebar option during install). after you install itunes, plug in your ipod and it will automatically open up itunes. there is a selection on the main screen which you must check manual mode. if you don't, then it will lock out the drag and drop function. i am not at home, but will post screen shots later tonight. don't use yamipod, i tried that previously and it corrupted the nano. i had to reinstall the nano. yamipod works on the earlier ipods, not the new. nano only supports mp3 for audio. and it didn't come with a CD. -a|ex It supports m4a, which is the ipod's format of choice. iTunes will convert any wma's you have to m4a as well since that is the official apple format. It will also convert CDs to this format directly onto your ipod without need of converting the cd to mp3. I also use a 2nd gen ipod nano on yamipod with no problem. Upshift, just return the ipod and get you a drag and drop mp3 player. You are just having too many problems that can be solved very easily with a simple drag and drop mp3 player. The creative zen is a good place to start looking.

whoa didn't know that, cool. Yup. Anything you want. Not sure if you need the latest version or not though.

I finally got it to work :nana: Had a friend of mine download the version of itunes I needed and i got the songs I wanted then put itunes on my ipod and downloaded onto my comp. Thankfully all of that is over with. Once I got itunes up and running it was easy to get everything set up. Im listening to Sanitarium right now. Dang, its hard to type and listen to music at the same time.:crazy:

i'm rockin the new nano now too..

How u liking urs?

How u liking urs? lovin it... now gotta get the direct hookup to my car stereo...

I finally got it to work :nana: Had a friend of mine download the version of itunes I needed and i got the songs I wanted then put itunes on my ipod and downloaded onto my comp. Thankfully all of that is over with. Once I got itunes up and running it was easy to get everything set up. Im listening to Sanitarium right now. Dang, its hard to type and listen to music at the same time.:crazy: refer to post #34

You sure its not a faulty user and not windows? :iagree: Shouldn't be this tough brutha.

lovin it... now gotta get the direct hookup to my car stereo... kool

:iagree: Shouldn't be this tough brutha. Its not now, getting itunes on my comp was the hard part.

Its not now, getting itunes on my comp was the hard part. Glad you got it straight.

:cursin: Stupid pos broke this time. I was going to listen to some metallica and I hit play on sanitarium and it froze up :bash: Nothing works the backlight is still on and everything and I tried plugging it into the computer and it said there was some error or something. I left it on the desk while I went to see Night At The Museum (good movie btw) and 5 hours later its still on...this is :wbs:...guess Ill have to wait til the battery runs out...

:cursin: Stupid pos broke this time. I was going to listen to some metallica and I hit play on sanitarium and it froze up :bash: Nothing works the backlight is still on and everything and I tried plugging it into the computer and it said there was some error or something. I left it on the desk while I went to see Night At The Museum (good movie btw) and 5 hours later its still on...this is :wbs:...guess Ill have to wait til the battery runs out... You need to take that thing back to "Sell it all Sam" and get your money back.

You need to take that thing back to "Sell it all Sam" and get your money back. It finally came back to life but if it happens again its gone for good :mix:

My g/f has a nano and it's great. I have used it a few times and had no problems. Then my younger brother got one for Christmas and wanted me to put his "free" music onto it for him. Having to use iTunes sucks, but it's not a bad program, I just enjoy drag n drop / less software on my PC. Sooo, I'll prob. just buy a Zune, even though it's larger than I want.

It finally came back to life but if it happens again its gone for good :mix: There is a manual reset button if that happens again.. I believe if you hold the middle button and the play button it will reset.. I worked at bestbuy and this fixed 99% of the returns... Hope this helps out.. it really does work! But if you see a pic of a hard drive blinking... its dead for good..:sorry:

There is a manual reset button if that happens again.. I believe if you hold the middle button and the play button it will reset.. I worked at bestbuy and this fixed 99% of the returns... Hope this helps out.. it really does work! But if you see a pic of a hard drive blinking... its dead for good..:sorry: http://www.elephant-games.com/forsubmit/rip.jpg

New Ipoo took a crap last night !!! Only 3 weeks old. Wouldnt shut off didnt do poo when I hooked it up to the computer !!! Now this morning its moving when you hit bottons but the back light isnt working !!!!:idk: :cursin:

My wife bought me a 80 Gig video ipod and i love it I haven't really used the store yet but i just dragged and dropped a lot of stuff out of my limewire and it is working fine :dthumb: for apple it goes from my house to car car to office office to gym no cd's no anything i love mine a lot nway :2cents:

Upshift where did you buy this POS?

Upshift where did you buy this POS? :idk: got it for Christmas. Im guessing Walmart by the way its "working" :lol:

:idk: got it for Christmas. Im guessing Walmart by the way its "working" :lol: It's a damn shame.

It's a damn shame. :iagree: Maybe it wont break again...maybe.

:iagree: Maybe it wont break again...maybe. :luck:

New Ipoo took a crap last night !!! Only 3 weeks old. Wouldnt shut off didnt do poo when I hooked it up to the computer !!! Now this morning its moving when you hit bottons but the back light isnt working !!!!:idk: :cursin: Ur warranty is still valid right? I think they will just give you a new one, or at least thats what Ive heard :idk: