New iPod owner here and I'm having an issue that's driving me nuts. I initially purchased a new 2G Nano, but wasn't very happy with the loose click wheel issues, so I returned it and decided to just go ahead and go for the 30GB video iPod. I am SOOO glad I did, this thing is awesome.
For all intents and purposes, this is my first iPod. My one-day experience with the 2G Nano doesn't really count. Here's my question:
I'd like to be able to sit at my desk, with the iPod in the dock, and have a video playing while I working. The whole reason I bought the dock was so that I wouldn't have to worry about battery life while at work. Seems pretty straightforward, but here's the problem.
My work computer only has iTunes 6 installed. Getting iTunes 7 installed is not an option at the moment. Obviously, the new 5.5G iPods won't work with iTunes 6 (at least that I've found), so my iPod only shows up as an additional disk in My Computer. The battery is getting power at this point, but the iPod is not usable in this state because it says, "Do not disconnect." flashing on the screen. When you do "Safely Remove Hardware" from within Windows, it seems to stop giving power to the iPod because the battery begins to run down.
Hopefully this clear. Is there a way to do what I'm trying to do? Thanks guy!
For all intents and purposes, this is my first iPod. My one-day experience with the 2G Nano doesn't really count. Here's my question:
I'd like to be able to sit at my desk, with the iPod in the dock, and have a video playing while I working. The whole reason I bought the dock was so that I wouldn't have to worry about battery life while at work. Seems pretty straightforward, but here's the problem.
My work computer only has iTunes 6 installed. Getting iTunes 7 installed is not an option at the moment. Obviously, the new 5.5G iPods won't work with iTunes 6 (at least that I've found), so my iPod only shows up as an additional disk in My Computer. The battery is getting power at this point, but the iPod is not usable in this state because it says, "Do not disconnect." flashing on the screen. When you do "Safely Remove Hardware" from within Windows, it seems to stop giving power to the iPod because the battery begins to run down.
Hopefully this clear. Is there a way to do what I'm trying to do? Thanks guy!
