Richard: do you have the same version of iTunes on the two machines? And does the iPod have the most recent firmware? Version 7 of iTunes allows you to update your iPod from within iTunes rather than requiring you to use a separate iPod Software Updater, as used to be the case. Jeff On Dec 20, 2006, at 10:20 AM, Richard Gilmore wrote: > Good news sort of...I plugged the iPod into my Mactel at work and > ran the > iPod updater and it brought it back to life except that I lost all > my music, > which is mostly on my G5 so I only lost a little bit. But I plugged > it back > into my G5 and it went dead again. So I did a restore again from my > Mactel > for a second time and it's now working again. I'm in the process of > transferring my music from G5 To Mactel and loading it back to > iPod. But now > I have to figure out why my G5 is breaking it? > > Any clues? Should I delete iTunes would something be corrupt? > Preference > file? Is there anything I could/should delete to start off fresh on > the G5? > > Thanx > > Richard ----------------------------------------------- J-K Carruthers Limited Tel: 613-278-0390 678 2nd Concessions N Sherbrooke, RR1 Fax: 613-278-2929 McDonalds Corners, ON K0G 1M0 cell: 613-720-2350 www.carruthers.com e-mail: jeff at carruthers.com Publishing Orders in Council for more than 25 years