Itunes not recognizing Ipod
Posted: 17 July 2005 12:05 PM     [ Ignore ]  
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Hi. I have a problem with my ipod and I was hoping I could get some help here.

I recently got a new laptop. I put EphPod 2 on it to transfer the songs from my ipod to the new laptop. Now when I try to use Itunes either on the laptop or the older computer, It gives me the message: itunes cannot read the contents of ipod. use the ipod software updater to restore the ipod to factory settings

How can I use my ipod on two computers without it screwing up? And how can I use it with Itunes now that EphPod is recognizing it?

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Posted: 17 July 2005 01:15 PM   [ # 1 ]     [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Ephpod sucks, it messes up your iPod.

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Posted: 17 July 2005 03:34 PM   [ # 2 ]     [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Yeah, I agree.

Is there anyway I can keep Ephpod from being the default program for my ipod and turn it back to Itunes?

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Posted: 17 July 2005 03:49 PM   [ # 3 ]     [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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Uninstall Ephpod.

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Posted: 17 July 2005 05:01 PM   [ # 4 ]     [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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Well, Itunes won’t recognize my ipod on my laptop or the desktop. Ehpod is only on the laptop.

I guess I’ll give it a try…

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Posted: 17 July 2005 05:44 PM   [ # 5 ]     [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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After uninstalling Ephod, here’s what you do:
1. Go Here and download the software.
2. Start> Programs>iPod>iPod Updater
3. Click on restore and let it go through.

Warning: this will cause all the songs on the iPod to be erased so make sure you have a backup.

This will cause everything to return to its original state. This will ensure that iTunes works with it.

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Posted: 18 July 2005 09:10 AM   [ # 6 ]     [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]  
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Is there anyway I can use still use Itunes with it, but keep all my songs, play counts, ratings, playlists, etc… ?

I’ve got everything organized really nice, and it would take me awhile to get it back how I have it.

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Posted: 18 July 2005 11:39 AM   [ # 7 ]     [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]  
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All your songs will be saved if they are still in your pc. There is nothing you can do about alkl the other stuff since I think you need iTunes to keep that.

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