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12.28.09
Using Your Apple iPod On A Windows PC
 By
Dave Taylor
I just got an Apple iPod Touch, which is super cool, but I have no idea how to get it to work with my Dell PC. I'm running Windows Vista and use Windows Media Player 10 (WMP10) for the music on my computer, but WMP doesn't seem to see my iPod. How do I proceed and get it to work??
Dave's Answer:
There's good news and bad news. What do you want to hear first?
Bad news? Really? Okay....
The bad news is that you can't use Microsoft Windows Media Player - any version of it - with your Apple iPod. Instead, you need to use Apple's own iTunes application, which is basically a replacement for WMP with much of the same functionality, and more.
The good news? You can download iTunes for free from Apple's site. Let me show you how to go through the different steps necessary...
You'll need to start by downloading the app from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/. You'll see something like this: (click the images to enlarge)
What's frustrating is that it's not so easy to figure out if you're running a 32 bit or 64 bit version of Windows. Rather than get sidetracked, let's take the default of the 32-bit version and proceed by clicking on "Download Now".
(The next few images might be a bit different to what you're used to seeing in your Web browser: they're from Google's cool Chrome browser)
The browser will ask if you really want to proceed:
We do, so click on "Save", and you'll see a progress indicator as the data flows down the pipeline:
When it'd done downloading, launch the setup program and you'll be asked if you're really sure you want to do this:
Continue reading this article.
About the Author:
Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is
internationally known as an expert on both business and technology issues.
Holder of an MSEd and MBA, author of twenty books and founder of four
startups, he also runs a strategic marketing company and consults with firms
seeking the best approach to working with weblogs and social networks. Dave
is an award-winning speaker and frequent guest on radio and podcast
programs.
AskDaveTaylor.com
http://www.intuitive.com/blog/
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