Ipod wont show up in my computer or itunes...

Hold the centre button and the menu button
Will reset. hypothetically fixing it

I have read all this advises  all over the internet and have tryed them carrefully  for me none of it worked so just brake ur i pod with a hammer :)

I looked everywhere for a solution and NOTHING ******* WORKED so I took my iPod and threw it through my brand new plasma screen TV. I now have a broken iPod and TV....

Install the latest version of iTuneshttp://www.apple.com/itunes/download
If you run into trouble installing iTunes, go here.
Restart the iPod Service (Click for more)

1. Quit iTunes.
   
   
2. Right click on My Computer/Computer and click Manage. If Windows requires your permission to continue, click Continue.
   
   
3. Click the plus symbol to the left of Services and Applications.
   
   
4. Select Services listed under Services and Applications.
   
   
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6. Double click iPod Service in the right hand panel.
   
   
7. Click the Stop button under the General tab and leave the iPod Service Properties window open.
   
   
8. Connect your iPod and wait until it is visible in My Computer/Computer.
   
   
9. Click the Start button in the iPod Service Properties window.
   
   
10. 
    

1. Quit iTunes.
   
   
2. On the Start menu, click Control Panel.
   
   
3. Windows XP and Windows 2000: In Control Panel, open Add or Remove Programs.
   
   
Windows Vista: In Control Panel, click Uninstall a program. Alternately, in Classic View of Control Panel, click Programs and Features.
4. Select iTunes from the list of currently installed programs, then click Remove or Uninstall.
   
   
5. In Windows XP and Windows 2000, when asked if you would like to remove iTunes, select Yes.
   
   
6. In Windows Vista, if your permission is needed to continue, click Continue.
   
   
7. After uninstalling iTunes, do not restart if you are prompted to.
   
   
8. In Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features, remove any iPod Updater applications that are listed in the same fashion as iTunes was removed.
   
   
9. Restart your computer.
   
   
10. After the computer restarts, open Local Disk C: in My Computer/Computer or whichever disk programs are installed on.
    
    
11. Open the Program Files folder.
    
    
12. Right-click the iTunes folder and select Delete and choose Yes when asked to confirm the deletion. Note: This folder may have already been deleted if iTunes was successfully removed in steps 1-8.
    
    
13. Right click the iPod folder and select Delete and choose Yes when asked to confirm the deletion.
    
    
14. Right-click on the Recycle Bin and on the shortcut menu, click Empty Recycle Bin.
    
    
15. Restart your computer.
    
    
16. Install the latest version of iTunes from Empty your Temp directory and restart (Click for more)
    
    
    1. On the Start menu, click My Computer (or double-click My Computer on the Desktop).
       
       
    2. In My Computer, open Local Disk C:.
       
       
    3. Open Documents and Settings.
       
       
    4. Double-click the folder that bears your username.
       
       
    5. If you see a Local Settings folder, skip to step 9. If you don't see a Local Settings folder, proceed to the next step.
       
       
    6. On theIpod wont show up in my computer or itunes... - 93976_3.jpgb> menu, click Folder Options.
       
       
    7. Select the "Show hidden files and folders" button.
       
       
    8. Click OK.
       
       
    9. Double-click Local Settings.
       
       
    10. Right-click on the Temp folder and on the shortcut menu, click Delete.
        
        
    11. In the confirmation dialog that appears, click Yes.
        
        
    12. If youIpod wont show up in my computer or itunes... - 93976_4.jpg to delete the Temp folder, close all programs, especially those in the Notification area (system tray) of the Windows Task bar shown below and repeat step 10.
        
        
    
    13. Restart your computer.
        Install the latest version of iTunes from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download and connect your iPod.
        
        
    Clean up iTunes installer files on the computer (Click for more)
    
    You can download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility from Microsoft, which will clean up any leftover installer files that may be causing issues with your current installation. To do this:
    
    1. Click here first, and read the important information about the software.
       
       
    2. Click the "Download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility package now" link on that page to download a file titled msicuu2.exe.
       
       
    3. Open the msicuu2.exe file and follow the prompts to install it.
       
       
    4. On the Start menu, point to All Programs and then click Windows Install Cleanup; the Windows Installer Clean Up Utility window appears, listing software that is currently installed on your computer.
       
       
    5. Select iTunes from the list and click Remove.
       
       
    6. Click OK in the confirmation dialog that appears.
       
       
    7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 if you have multiple iTunes entries listed.
       
       
    8. Select QuickTime from the list and click Remove.
       
       
    9. Click OK in the confirmation dialog that appears.
       
       
    10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 if you have multiple QuickTime entries listed.
        
        
    11. Click Exit.
        
        
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    12. Install the latest version of iTunes from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download and connect your iPod.
        
        
    Disable conflicting System Services and Startup Items (Click for more)
    
    Installed background processes can sometimes prevent the iPod Service from running. You might be able to resolve this by disabling some items with the System Configuration Utility in Windows XP. Find out how here.
    If you have tried all the steps in this document, and the linked documents, and iPod is still not Ipod wont show up in my computer or itunes... - grayarrow.gifzed correctly by iTunes or the iPod Updater, then there is likely some other system issue on your computer. This may require you to repair or reinstall Windows. If you need assistance with this, contact whomever supports Windows on your computer. In most cases, this is the maker of the computer.
    Deleting corrupted or incorrect registry keys (Click for more)
    
    if the links don't work here is the link to the apple page where this all came from:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
    

I had this problem randomly happen one day (or so I thought) but it was caused by me adding a new drive to my computer that ended up being the same drive letter as the iPod.

I was stupid enough to delete the drive letter from my iPod and had a heck of a time reassigning one, so this would've been the best way to fix it if I hadn't messed it up more:

Windows 7 Instructions:
1 - Right Click on "My Computer" and select "Manage"
2 - Select "Disk Management"
3 - Wait for it to load! Sometimes you need to hold down the Menu and Center button at the same time to reboot the iPod so that it shows up in the Disk Management Screen
4 - Once it shows up, you should be able to right click on it and change the drive letter, or, if you know which new drive you installed that messed it up, change that one. DON'T DELETE THE ONLY DRIVE LETTER THAT IS THERE!

If you do:
5 - You need to reboot the iPod until it shows up (make sure your computer is completely up to date and you are running ALL services by typing: msconfig into the search field in the start menu and selecting 'normal boot mode' and then reboot)
6 - Get back into the disk management screen. Reboot the iPod until it appears and click on the 'available' part in Disk Management, once you click it, the computer will hang
7 - Reboot the iPod, as soon as it goes offline, a drive letter selection window should pop up. Select a drive letter and wait for the iPod to finish rebooting before pressing okay.
8 - Press okay, and the computer should hang again, but, if you reboot the iPod one last time, it should appear with a drive letter!

It is key to have your computer up to date and all the services running, I've been trying to fix this for a month and it definitely needed the updates and the services in order to work.

I actually tryed what the last person said, and... it worked!!! so try it. i have an ipod nano 5th gen. so yea. its easy and fast =]

The samething happened to me. I looked online and tried every solution but none of htme worked. but then someone said to restart your computer with the ipod plugged in and amazingly it worked!

Connect the iPod to different computers. If it doesn't even go to the "do not disconnect" screen on any of the computers, you have a broken logic board. You can try to replace the part yourself, it is available on any auction website. There is an iPod classic Repair service that can fix it for you, but if you're a little tech savy you should use an iPod classic repair guide that teaches you how to do the repair yourself.