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hi i just wonder if some 1 have solved this problem.
im trying too install the drivers on my ipod classic on my acer aspire 5100 series and i have vist. the message i get are cant find the driver in the ipod or on windows update. what can i do to fix it? i need to get some new music in to it... pliz help....

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Most iPod drivers for Windows come bundled with Apple's Windows software (iTunes/Apple Mobile Device Support), so the fix is usually about getting that Windows-side package installed and forcing Device Manager to use it. On an Acer Aspire 5100 running Vista the quickest checklist that solves this type of problem is below.

Try the easy hardware checks first: use a known-good USB cable, plug the iPod into a different USB port (avoid hubs), and try the iPod on another PC to rule out a faulty cable or the iPod itself. If the device is seen on another machine the problem is with the Vista laptop, not the iPod.

Reinstall Apple drivers cleanly: uninstall iTunes and all Apple components from Control Panel -> Programs and Features (including Apple Mobile Device Support), reboot, then reinstall iTunes for Windows using "Run as administrator". After installation, open Device Manager, find the iPod/unknown device, right-click -> Uninstall (check "Delete the driver software for this device" if shown), reboot and reconnect.

If Windows still cannot find a driver, manually point Device Manager to the Apple driver folder using Update Driver -> Browse my computer -> Let me pick -> Have Disk and select the .inf in the Apple Mobile Device Support drivers folder, typically:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers
(or on 64-bit Vista)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers

Also open services.msc and restart the Apple Mobile Device service after reinstalling. Install all Vista updates/service packs and avoid third‑party driver sites — use Apple’s installer. These steps expand on ’s install-media idea and address the usual causes; if Vista keeps reinstalling the same driver repeatedly, uninstall the device+driver, reboot, reinstall iTunes, then reconnect.

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Are the drivers on a CD?
If they are when you load the CD into your machine, go into My Computer open up the CD/DVD Drive and open the programs maually. If this doesn't help come back to us.

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no, tere are no cds to the ipod. my cpu are like this with several things, like bluetooth are already installed in it, but every time i try 2 juse it it starts to intall it all over. so i think i have a bit of a problem with vista and drivers. but were can i find drivers to it that works, not on apple ipod pages that i have already tried.

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