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Ipod is disable and showing connect to itunes

Hi i am nitesh patel from India and the problem is that my video ipod has been lock after i had given wrong password and the message on the ipod is giving that ipod is disabled and connect to itunes and i had done many time but it don't work so pls. help me out of that.

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  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2009

    well my name is kelmarys. my i-pod touch says is disable.i conect to i-tunes but it still doesnt work.i need help

  • Anonymous Mar 23, 2009

    me to

  • diegomartine Apr 10, 2009

    it says disable connect to itunes and i did that three times and it still dont work

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You might be able to restore the iPod, you just need to put it in a different mode. Try plugging it into your computer. Press and hold both the sleep and home buttons at the same time until the screen goes black (can take longer than 10 seconds) then let go of the sleep button (the button on the top of the unit) while keeping the home button held in (the button on the front of the iPod). Keep the home button held in until your computer recognizes new hardware. You should hear some sort of sound coming from your computer speakers. That and the "installing new hardware" notice should come up in your taskbar (this is where you computer shows the clock). Let go of the home button once this happens. Open up iTunes and then restore it.

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If you have forgotten the code, you can unlock the iPod by doing the following: Connect your iPod to the primary computer you use it with (the first one iPod synced with), and open iTunes. When you disconnect iPod from the computer, it will no longer be locked. If you can't unlock iPod using either [the code or connecting it to the computer you use to manage its songs]. . . you can restore your iPod to factory settings using iPod Updater. Please note that this will erase all data on your iPod. Afterwards, you can add your music and data back to your iPod. If you want to change the primary computer that your iPod is associated with, do this: 1. Restore your iPod. Warning: The restore process cannot be undone. All of your songs and files will be deleted. Always make a backup of your important data. 2. Connect your iPod to the computer that you want to be the primary computer. 3. Open iTunes and synchronize.

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My ipod is disable.and it shows'ipod is disable connect to itunes.in red box.what can i do now .please help me.

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K i did the 1st solution n now my ipod is off. i tried everythinq but it won't come on. help me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz?

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I keep trying erry thing but my ipod wont come in disabled

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Ugh

By "disabled" do you mean you have used the in-feature locking system on the ipod for protection?

For iTunes, Make sure you have the usb cables firmly attached to both the iPod and the computer. Go to:

1) Start bar on your computer
2) Look for "iTunes" in your programs
3) Click on "iTunes" to open it up.

If your iPod is connected to your computer, after about 20 seconds, iTunes should read your iPod and show it.

Also, if you have "disabled" it, it may just be as simple as resetting your iPod.

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1) Move the "lock" on your ipod to locked position then quickly back to unlocked.
2) Hold then Menu and Center button down together till the Apple logo comes up. This should take only max 10 seconds.
3) It should return to the main menu on the iPod.

Hope I Helped, :-) Good luck. Don't worry, your father won't kill you, he might be disapointed, but definetly not that.
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