Why wont it detect my friends IPOD?

Question

I use winamp for my IPOD cause i always have a hard time with ITunes. Ive been using it for a while now. My friemd asked me to change his songs on hit IPOD. When I plugged it in, it deleted all of his songs and now it cant detect it. It can detect my ipod still. How can I have my computer detect it now and put music cback on there?

Answer 1

I think I know what happened.

When a 'non-native' iPod is plugged into any computer with an existing music library, it will prompt the user whether to overwrite the new 'Pod with the existing files. Click 'no' to retain the 'Pod's contents, 'yes' to sync it to the computer's music files.

It still recognises YOUR iPod, of course, because, as the 'home' computer, it was last synched to that iPod.

Option 1: Unplug and replug his 'Pod, making sure you've set iPod Prefs properly (you need to set it up 'auto-detect' - otherwise you'll nothing on on the Desltop). Then set up NEW playlists for him and MANUALLY manage them. You can now transfer your music to him.

Option 2 (Quicker & better): give him your actual mp3 files. Go to My Computer, find the actual, physical mp3 files, then dump them into his iPod (make sure 'ENABLE HARD DISK USE') is operational. When he gets back to his own computer, he can drag and drop your music into his own ITunes or winamp library.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Jeeze just take ur friends ipod to ur house and put songs on it!
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