I have a ipod classic click wheel 20gb that won't charge up, it will not do anything at all. My PC doesn't recognise it either, I have tried charging it via plug for hours but it has not made any difference. Any help greatly appreciated as it has all my music on there and as my laptop also died I need to transfer all my music to my new pc

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Yes, the iPod will show that it is charging on its screen. Disconnecting without ejecting can cause data loss of whatever is stored on the iPod
Ejecting is when you remove the iPod from the desktop by dragging its icon to the trash or clicking on the down arrow next to the iPods name from within iTunes.

If you use the library computer, usually a Windows based OS, you'll need to click on the iPod icon from the task tray on the lower right of the screen. You can right click to select the remove option

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Reset your iPod :

1. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
   
2. Press and hold the Menu and Center (Select) buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 8 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.

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Symptom When opening iTunes for Windows you may see the following error message:
"iTunes might be unable to launch or communicate with iPod or iPhone. For help repairing your operating system, click More Information." Products affected

• iTunes for Windows

1. Quit iTunes.
2. Highlight all of the following 10 lines of text that begin with regsvr32 and then choose Copy from the Edit menu of your web browser: regsvr32 /s softpub.dll
   regsvr32 /s wintrust.dll
   regsvr32 /s dssenh.dll
   regsvr32 /s rsaenh.dll
   regsvr32 /s gpkcsp.dll
   regsvr32 /s sccbase.dll
   regsvr32 /s slbcsp.dll
   regsvr32 /s mssip32.dll
   regsvr32 /s cryptdlg.dll
   regsvr32 /s initpki.dll
   
   
3. Open the Notepad program by choosing
   Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad
4. In Notepad, choose Paste from the Edit menu. Note: make sure that the text that appears in Notepad is the same as what is shown above.
5. From the File menu, choose Save As.
6. In the File name field type appleitunes.bat and save the file to the Desktop.
7. Close Notepad and locate the appleitunes.bat file. It should appear on the Desktop with the icon shown below:
   
8. Double-click the file and you will see a black window appear on the screen for about a minute. Wait until the window automatically disappears and proceed to the next step.
9. The appleitunes.bat file can be deleted at this time.
10. Open iTunes.

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Start with these five simple solutions: Reset, retry, restart, reinstall, or restore…
www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/

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You may just need to leave it plugged in for a few hours and see if it comes to life. It is usually the case.

I am sure you will be fine.. give it a try