When you attach an Apple iPod player to a universal serial bus port the display says it is connected, and the progress indicator arrows go around for a few seconds, but an Apple iPod is not showing up as a device within the Apple iTunes software, and no actual synchronizing takes place. Although once when you tried synchronizing your device while online, the display said your Apple iPod might be corrupted and suggested installing your Apple iPod again, but since it is not showing up as a device within the Apple iTunes software, you do not even know how you can install it again. You have shutdown and started your computer again with Microsoft Windows eXPerience operating system installed several times, used different universal serial bus ports, and even installed Apple iTunes software program version 9.2.
Actually, you reset the Apple iPod device using the menu and selection buttons together. If your still able to use your Apple iPod but it will not synchronize with that Apple iTunes software program then you can try installing Apple iTunes software again. This removing and installing Apple iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Microsoft Windows eXPerience operating system article from Apple support has instructions showing you how to properly remove Apple iTunes software from your computer. You will want to remove Apple iTunes software in the order as suggested in that support article.
You will want to reboot your Microsoft Windows eXPerience computer and then download and install Apple iTunes software program again if you do not have the latest version installed on your computer. You have to make sure you remove and install all software components again, that are used by Apple iTunes software program. Sometimes if components such as Apple Quicktime and Bounjour are not removed properly or installed again, then that Apple iTunes software program will not work correctly.
There might be a problem with one of those components and not just the main Apple iTunes software. That is fine if you have them installed on an external hard drive. However, all you would need to perform is to change the Apple iTunes media folder location and then consolidate.
Another tip is to remove the following folders, even if they are not deleted after removing that Apple iTunes software program.
C:\Program Files\iPodbin
C:\Program Files\iTunes
These instructions and tips were written for computer with Microsoft Windows eXPerience operating system installed. However, you can certainly use them for other versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems.