An iPod will only play music placed on it in the right format by iTunes.
I have just stopped procrastinating and bought an ipod.
I have music on laptop that I can see and play with in Windows Media Player.
I am *sure* I have managed to "sync" them onto the Ipod cos it was er, "whirring" a little and when I look at the e-drive in my computer when it's plugged into the laptop I can see the files on it as .wma files - but when I try and look on the thingy itself there's nothing there - what on earth 'ave I done wrong???
(please don't say download itunes and do it again, not an option)
thank you!!
C
An iPod will only play music placed on it in the right format by iTunes.
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
sigh, ta. shame no-one has thought to tell the staff at Curry's that eh? I deliberately and clearly told them I didn't have and couldn't use i Tunes - and was told it doesn't matter, if I have XP I will have suitable software....back to the shop with the black elephant then....
You can use an iPod just fine without iTunes - here's one way - and I'm pretty sure that the way you've been doing it will work fine.
The problem is simply that an iPod won't play .wma files (which is an MS-proprietary format) - you'll need to convert 'em to mp3.
I wonder why Chicklet can't use iTunes, and whether that means she will not be able to use WinAmp and the software you point to, or any other similar software.
Either way, you do need some sort of software to manage the task for you. Just copying your music files onto an iPod will not work – they need to be in a hidden directory structure with the right names, and there needs to be a whole bunch of other control files along with them.
(Oh, and one thing that iTunes does do is convert (non-protected) wma files into mp3 files to make then playable on an iPod.)
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
I was thinking of getting an Ipod - this is putting me off though. Its clearly not straightforward for me to put existing music that I already have onto one.
I'm blonde remember? And a girlie. And I'm the 'work it out rather than read the manual' type. Lost cause really. OK. Got that (I think). How do I get iTunes? It would make sense for it to come on a free disc when you buy an Ipod I suppose.
iTunes makes it easy, just so long as you are able to install it. You could try installing it now and getting familiar with it. It makes a pretty good music player in itself.
http://www.itunes.com/
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
Mine hasn't - just a little CD-less box.
But iTunes is downloadable free (see http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/), in fact I'd done that previously anyway to manage the music on my PC.
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