iPod touch Not Authorized to Update iPod Touch!?

[johnjay1776]

Not too long ago, I bought an iPhone. I had no need for the iPod Touch I had any longer so I restored the iPhone to it's initial settings and then updated the iPod Touch to software version 2.1 before I gave it to my dad.

On a recent visit, I tried to plug the iPod Touch into his PC and brought up iTunes on his iMac in an attempt to upgrade the iPod Touch to v2.2. I encountered an error telling me that I wasn't authorized to upgrade the software on his iPod Touch to v2.2. Why is this? Has anyone else encountered this before? How do I get around this?

 

[big-blue-wolf]

Did you purchase the 2.0 update? If you did, you will need to be signed into your iTunes Store account to be able to update to 2.2.

Sign into your account on your Dad's computer and you should be able to upgrade.

 

[johnjay1776]

Did you purchase the 2.0 update? If you did, you will need to be signed into your iTunes Store account to be able to update to 2.2.

Sign into your account on your Dad's computer and you should be able to upgrade.

I did purchase the 2.2 update but there has to be a way to transfer ownership of that image ... ? Maybe not ... ? Just seems somewhat silly to have to do it that way. I mean, people sell these things to others right?

 

[big-blue-wolf]

Knowing Apple I doubt there is a way to transfer 'ownership' of the update.

Do you actually own the OS? I doubt it somehow. Probably buried in the small print is something saying you only pay for the right to use it.

 

[Night Spring]

Knowing Apple I doubt there is a way to transfer 'ownership' of the update.

I doubt "ownership" of the update is the problem, because people are able to get that update for free from, well, sources we aren't allowed to talk about in this forum.

 

[Ivan P]

I've given two of my old iPod touch's to my family, who use them on different computers, and they've never encountered this problem. Both iPods had 2.0 purchased and installed by myself, and they've been updated to future versions flawlessly on these other computers.

Does your dad have an iTunes Store account? If he doesn't, it might help to make one. Or at least sign into your own iTunes account for the duration of the update.