Getting Started

[ellen]

I've begun the process of setting up my new 15GB iPod and transferring songs, etc. I've noticed two things:

1. Although the iPod is working (I transferred a song), iTunes does not open automatically when I connect the iPod to the PC. Should it? I enabled the feature that I thought was supposed to do that.

2. Is it normal for there to be a bit of a lag while the PC recognizes the iPod? Seems like the last time it took 30 seconds or so. Thanks.

[bbqhog]

1. If you enabled this feature in iTunes. It should open automatically upon connecting your iPod (mine does - Windows 2000).

2. There is a lag while the computer is reading the hard drive in your iPod. I would assume the more data (songs) in your iPod, the longer it will take to recognize.

[ellen]

I did enable the feature in iTunes - that's what's strange.

[honeybee1236]

My experience is, when I hook my iPod up to my computer (I'm using Win XP Home) it takes a while before the iTunes will open and iPod is mounted. I have never timed it but it does take what seems like a long time.

The next time you hook the iPod up try run ning a test and see if iTunes is just slow to open when you mount the ipod. Hook the iPod up and just sit there and wait it out and see. I noticed when I did this for myself it just took a long time for iTunes to open and the iPod to mount after it did.

I find the mounting to be slow but the transfer to be very fast.