Help with new iPod?

Question

I have just got an iPod 80gb video thing and i am to the brink of suicide because it wont do what i want it to. I have got an old iPod mini and i want all my songs from that library to my video. However my video hasnt got an library. Downloaded itunes and saved and nothing hapened. Nothing! Tried seeing if i plug it into my old library but no. Wat do i do. I have even read the instructions. Is it because i saved it instead of ran it. SOS

Answer 1

Okay, calm down and don't do anything drastic. You can move your songs from the Mini to your new iTunes and then sync iTunes with the iPod video. You just have to find some hidden files and 'unlock' them. Here's how:
-open iTunes on your computer, then open iTunes preferences and leave running (this will temporarily prevent your computer from trying to sync with the iPod - you don't want it to sync yet because it will try to erase the songs from your Mini)
-connect your iPod Mini and wait about 15-30 seconds
-Go to My Computer, go to tools, click on 'folder options', then 'view tab,' then 'show hidden files.'
-open the iPod icon in My Computer
-open ipod_control
-drag the 'music' folder to somewhere on your hard drive (for example, right-click the folder and 'send to' your documents. This will copy the file to your hard drive; it may take a while if you have a lot of songs.)
-right click this new music folder and select 'properties'
-clear checkmark next to 'hidden' then close this window
-eject iPod from your System Tray using the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon at the bottom right corner of your screen
-cancel the iTunes preferences window
-go to File menu, click 'add folder to library,' add 'music' folder
-now the music from your Mini will be in iTunes, plug in your iPod video and let it sync. There you go!

Answer 2

Plug the NEW ipod in and when it appears in the lefthand screen click shift in your library clicking 2 the top & then the bottom and click and drag and pull it onto your NEw ipod it should work!