Troubleshooting iPhone and iPod touch issues
Unlike OS X, the iPhone is a very closed environment from a user's perspective. When everything works--as it did for basically everyone using the first-generation iPhone with iPhone firmware version 1.x--that's good news. As a user, you don't really need to see the details when things are working well. Just plug in the iPhone, let it sync, and you're good to go. But what about when things aren't working well? As an example, say with iPhone firmware 2.0?
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youre an absolute star!!!!
youre an absolute star!!!! just saved me from throwing my ipod touch through the window and my pc along wih it. thanks so much! holding the home button then plugging the ipod into the usb port seems to have made the pc recognize the ipod and although i have to re sync my music im as happy as larry :)))))xD thanks again xx
THANK YOU!
Seconding the Thank You regarding holding down the Home button while plugging in the USB for my iPod Touch using Windows XP. It solved my "syncs everything but my music problem."Most grateful in Philadelphia,
Millie