iPod: Can It Be Installed To More Than 1 PC?

[pcmodem]

Howdy,
Just bought an iPod 1GB Shuffle, as I needed a 1GB flash drive, so spent a little extra to get an iPod.

Question: I've heard that the iPod software can only be installed on one PC, is this true? Are there workarounds?



Thanks,
PCM

 

[chuckywang]

Try ephPod

 

[mindmaniac]

Don't put on any iPod software. iTunes which can be installed on any computer for free picks up the iPod. I'm not sure what software you're speaking of but this should do the trick.

 

[intogamer]

it should detect it as a usb mass storage device

 

[neutralizer]

I thought iPod software was just iTunes which can be installed anymore. I've used my ipod on both my desktop and laptop just fine.

 

[dartworth]

You can use your own iTunes account on 5 different PCs...

 

[AtlantaBob]

Yeah, if you plug in the iPod (Shuffle) into another machine, it'll ask you if you want to set it up with that machine--in which case it'll wipe out the music "partition" (not any space that you've reserved for storage space) and then proceede to reload it with stuff from the new machine.

You can also hit cancel, and it won't wipe anything out--useful if you want to keep the songs on it and just charge it in a new machine.

If you wanted to transport MP3s, I suppose you could just move them to the data partition and then transfer via explorer.

Edit: From what I understand, Shuffle's different on this count than a regular IPod. Also, this isn't the online music store/verification account. Just happens to wipe the songs off the ipod if you click yes on another machine.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: dartworth
You can use your own iTunes account on 5 different PCs...

yes, that's the only limitation. and it's only to play music downloaded from iTunes.

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: dartworth
You can use your own iTunes account on 5 different PCs...

i'm curious to know what you mean by that. i don't think my iTunes (as a standalone program) is associated at all with an email address. is it?! if not, how would it be able to be used on 5 different PCs?

btw, i heard anapod is good too. i'd like to try it out someday.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: tami

Originally posted by: dartworth
You can use your own iTunes account on 5 different PCs...

i'm curious to know what you mean by that. i don't think my iTunes (as a standalone program) is associated at all with an email address. is it?! if not, how would it be able to be used on 5 different PCs?

btw, i heard anapod is good too. i'd like to try it out someday.

this is referring to the iTunes store...

 

[Cheezeit]

u should have gotten a 1 gb creative muvo txfm, i think its cheaper and it needs no software. Has a Usb port built in so u can just plug it in without a cable. Also has a screen. I have the 512 version and love it.

As for the shuffle, shouldnt it just be reconized as a flash drive?