I have a Mac-formatted iPod (15GB 3rd Gen). At home I use it with OS 10.3. At work I use it with WinXP using XPlay software.
Today I updated my WinXP iTunes to the new 4.5. My iPod was plugged in at the time. WinXP asked me to reboot. I did. XPlay then told me that iTunes had to reconfigure to play a Mac-formatted iPod. I clicked OK and after 1 second it was done.
I then proceeded to try to update the iPod software in WinXP. I should have waited until I got home but I'd never updated it on Windows and wanted to see how. I downloaded the update and ran it. It seemed to work. The iPod showed the progress meter of the installation. It then rebooted (at which point WinXP lost connection it to, obviously). Now it won't come back on!
It's STUCK on the Apple logo. I tried holding MENU and PLAY and it just gets stuck at the Apple logo again.
I tried holding PREV and NEXT after holding MENU and PLAY and it just sticks on the logo again.
I can't even get it to shut off!
I can't use WinXP to restore it since it can't detect it's connected. (I've tried rebooting the iPod while and while not connected)
What happened?
I can go home later today and try a Restore using my Mac but I'm worried the Mac won't detect it either if it's stuck on the logo. Plus I'm worried about leaving it ON until I get home after work. HELP!!!
Today I updated my WinXP iTunes to the new 4.5. My iPod was plugged in at the time. WinXP asked me to reboot. I did. XPlay then told me that iTunes had to reconfigure to play a Mac-formatted iPod. I clicked OK and after 1 second it was done.
I then proceeded to try to update the iPod software in WinXP. I should have waited until I got home but I'd never updated it on Windows and wanted to see how. I downloaded the update and ran it. It seemed to work. The iPod showed the progress meter of the installation. It then rebooted (at which point WinXP lost connection it to, obviously). Now it won't come back on!
It's STUCK on the Apple logo. I tried holding MENU and PLAY and it just gets stuck at the Apple logo again.
I tried holding PREV and NEXT after holding MENU and PLAY and it just sticks on the logo again.
I can't even get it to shut off!
I can't use WinXP to restore it since it can't detect it's connected. (I've tried rebooting the iPod while and while not connected)
What happened?
I can go home later today and try a Restore using my Mac but I'm worried the Mac won't detect it either if it's stuck on the logo. Plus I'm worried about leaving it ON until I get home after work. HELP!!!