iPod touch 1st Gen 8GB iPod Touch Sync issues - Error 0xe800000a

[Yarde]

I hope this isn't a duplicate thread, but i have searched around and not found any similar threads, but because i'm new to this forum, i might have missed it, so please don't hate me if this is a duplicate

Whenever i plug my iPod in, iTunes just throws back this error message

itunes could not connect to this ipod an unknown error occured 0xe800000a

I've tried rebooting the pc, made no difference, tried installing the newest verion of iTunes. Neither of this two steps worked, so i tried all three of these methods

RESTORE IPHONE:
Step-by-Step

1) Close all programs and restart computer.
2) Open iTunes and plug in powered off iPhone with direct USB connection.
3) If iTunes fails to connect to iPhone...continue to #4, if it does...restore.
4) Shut DOWN iTunes again.
5) Power OFF the iPhone & Disconnect from computer. (Power off two ways-one will work, hold home and sleep button until off or just hold sleep button until off)
6) Hold down Home button & connect to computer using direct connected USB cable (keep holding down the home button until iTunes sees it).
7) It should go into recovery mode and iTunes should recognise it.
8) If you want to recover to previous software version, Hold Alt/Shift and click restore in iTunes. Then select the old update version.

DFU MODE:
Step-by-Step

1. Turn the iPhone ON
2. CONNECT it to the computer with a DIRECT USB connection.
3. Make sure iTunes is open so you'll know when it enters DFU mode.
4. HOLD the Power/Sleep-Wake button AND the Home button for 10 seconds.
5. RELEASE only the Power/Sleep-Wake button and continue to hold the Home button.
6. WAIT until iTunes recognizes the phone in DFU Restore mode (in Windows a bubble pops up saying it recognized new hardware "DFU Mode" or something to that effect)
The last step may take SOME TIME, like, say, even 60 seconds or so.
The screen should be OFF (black), if you see the "Connect to iTunes" logo, START OVER.
It may take a few tries to do the steps just right, just reboot
(hold both Power/Sleep-Wake AND Home until the Apple logo appears and the phone turns back on) then try again.
7. Then restore the iphone


-Plug one end of the cord into your phone and the other in your computer
-Remove the cord in your computer, leaving the cord in the phone still plugged in
-Hold both the home button and on/off button on the phone
-Once the screen turns off, let go of the on/off button but continue holding the home button
-Plug in the other end of the cord in your computer while still holding the home button on the phone
-Once the apple logo appears, continue holding until you see the plug into itunes screen on your phone
-Click restore.

None of which gave any results, apart from the second method which threw back this error message once i get up to step 6...

An iPod has been detected, but it could not be identified properly. Please disconnect and reconnect the iPod, then try again. There is not enough memory availible

I honestly don't know what else to do

 

[-aggie-]

Try this link.

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10662187#10662187

There were a number of fixes suggested at the end of the thread that seemed to work for people. One was opening iTunes with Admin rights. The other was uninstalling iTunes properly and then reinstalling.

 

[Yarde]

Try this link.

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10662187#10662187

There were a number of fixes suggested at the end of the thread that seemed to work for people. One was opening iTunes with Admin rights. The other was uninstalling iTunes properly and then reinstalling.

Ok, i'll try a full reinstall, does that mean i'll loose all my playlists and play counts of each song? I'd rather not loose that if poss.

Also, i forgot to add, I'm running XP

 

[-aggie-]

Ok, i'll try a full reinstall, does that mean i'll loose all my playlists and play counts of each song? I'd rather not loose that if poss.

Also, i forgot to add, I'm running XP

You need to read through that thread. They're talking about a full uninstall (not reinstall). It's somewhat involved and just not uninstalling iTunes. After all that, you then reinstall iTunes, of course.

The playlists I can't answer, since I don't use them. If you can find the files that have the playlists you could copy them I would think.