NO IPOD FOUND

Hey Blithe10,

Make sure the iPod is directly connected to the computer and not plugged into a keyboard, monitor, or hub.

Is the Apple mobile device service installed and started?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307078

Try uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes and the related Apple software, this article will walk you through the uninstall process:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93698

If you run into any problems uninstalling/reinstalling use the tips in this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976

Jason

Blithe10,

No problem.

This may have been caused by security software that needs to be reconfigured or uninstalled.

If it happens again and you've ruled out the security software, use the articles I linked above to reinstall iTunes and Apple Mobile Device Service.

Jason

I would like to join in on this dicussion.

I am having a similar problem. I followed your advice and stopped and started the "service" but in my case it did not solve the problem.

I bring up iTunes and connect my iPod Touch and get the following message:
"This iPod cannot be used becuase the required software is not installed. Run the iTunes install and remove iTunes, then install iTunes again"

I have now doen this a couple fo times. Even tried rebooting machine between uninstall and reinstalls.

This iPod worked just fine with iTunes until I had to move to a new machine. Whne I intalled iTunes on the new PC, the above mesage started shoing up.