iTunes 10 won't recognise my iPod 3rd Gen anymore.

Hi Bangor72,

For Windows XP: You should right-click on your computer, then select Manage. A window named "Computer Management" opens: in the navigation tree on the left, under System Tool, you will find Device Manager. There you should find your iPod (Universal Serial Bus controllers)

I guess you try to follow instructions shared by JonNichols above. I don't want to discourage you but I followed it and it didn't work... 😟 Maybe it is because it is for Windows 7. But thanks to JonNichols (and other participants) for sharing!

Hi folks
After installing iTunes 10 my iPod touch went straight into restore mode! nothing I have tried has worked - iTunes restore just sits there saying it is restoring the iPod but after 10 mins or so says failure to restore error 2003!! very helpful. Not made any modifications since last synch apart from putting iTunes 10 on, so its a problem there - suggestions please as its driving me mad!!!!!

ALL OF SUDDEN IT WORKS.... Just before desintalling everything I tried a last time and it works.

So I did what JonNichols adviced us: changing the drivers file of the iPod under the Device Manager (iPod instance under Universal Serial Bus controllers)

HTH

I have a question, that maybe you are able to answer to me. i have a 3rd generation ipod touch, that i have to update to a 4.1 software version. i was wondering why i have to update it by restoring it? why isnt there another way around updating it. and why i also had to uninstall all of the usb drivers, and had to restart the computer in order to be able to sync it to itunes? please help me figure this out, unless anyone else can help me besides this kind person.

Hello, same problem here too with an Ipod Touch 64 with latest soft on Ipod (updated few days before updating ITunes to V10). Do you know if Apple said something? TIA

Where can I find an older version of iTunes such as 9 or 8?
I'm having same problem with iPod touch and version iTunes 10 !!!

Try this:

http://www.dkszone.net/download-itunes-921-windows-mac-osx

Or a Google search.

Hey i was wondering how did you fix your itunes 10, i have been trying everything and it still doesnt work. Can you show me step by step

Did more or less what was stated above and it worked!!

You are a legend! This was driving me nuts, and now its all fixed.
Thank you 🙂

pleaseeee help me.
i cant find the "windows device manager"
desperately need to sync my ipod before going away tomorrow afternoon.

Could you explain how you found your ipod in the device manager? I'm stuck at that point now.
Thanks

I dont have windows 7, I have vista. How do I save my ***. Upgrading to itunes 10 wiped all 27 gigs of my songs and 10n gigs of movies from my ipod.

Thanks for talking me through that.

As you said it didn't fix the problem...

what do I do if my touch doesn't show up in the device manager although it does appear in my computer?

Are Apple going to provide a fix any time soon?