resopalrabotnick Posted December 20, 2006 CID Share Posted December 20, 2006 is it possible to upload mp3's to an iPod nano 4GB without installing the iTunes software on the computer? (will the sucker be accessibe like just any other USB memory stick?) on one comp i don't want iTunes on the other i can't (win98se). so if anyone has done this, shout out. if anyone knows how to get iTunes to work on win98se let me know as well. as for the playlists, can those be created with another program (winamp for example) and then uploaded to the iPod? thanks a lot and Happy Holidays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted December 20, 2006 CID Share Posted December 20, 2006 My other Computer has Win98Se also and I couldn't get itunes to work either. I would also like to know if it can be done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 20, 2006 CID Share Posted December 20, 2006 as far as i know it can not be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted December 20, 2006 CID Share Posted December 20, 2006 Yes you can do it but I forget how, I did it with my shuffle. Now I dont know if it will work with the nano. Let me look. http://www.sturm.net.nz/website.php?Section=iPod+Programs&Page=SharePod See how this hits you. I know this link will work with the nano. http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=46159 This link has several links to different pieces of software that will help you. http://www.ipodhacks.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index This site has alot of cool software as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownie2k2001 Posted December 20, 2006 CID Share Posted December 20, 2006 I don't usually use Itunes for my Ipod, i use Media Monkey, but i don't know if it's what your looking for though. I know it can access an Ipod and take music off it, and I'm sure it can add it too... and works on windows98 SE. otherwise i think you can just set it up as a portable hard drive and put MP3's on it that way, but i dont think you'd be able to listen to them on the Ipod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted December 20, 2006 CID Share Posted December 20, 2006 I don't usually use Itunes for my Ipod, i use Media Monkey, but i don't know if it's what your looking for though. I know it can access an Ipod and take music off it, and I'm sure it can add it too... and works on windows98 SE. otherwise i think you can just set it up as a portable hard drive and put MP3's on it that way, but i dont think you'd be able to listen to them on the Ipod I used Media Monkey for a while. It was okay, but I like iTunes better (even though I don't even really like iTunes). Just make sure you let Media Monkey synchronize your music or else it might just disappear from your iPod and iTunes until you synchronize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 21, 2006 thanks a lot for the info. been looking at the stuff and it seems helpful. if anyone else has any bright ideas, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted December 24, 2006 CID Share Posted December 24, 2006 you can use winamp and this plug in: http://www.mlipod.com/ that is what my brother uses on his shuffle and it works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 24, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2006 thanks. i just found out that i need a win2k or xp machine to hook it up to to install itunes on for its first startup. then i need a driver for the ipod for win98 and then i can use that plugin i guess. i wonder if they could have made it any less backwards compatible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 26, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 26, 2006 ok. an ipod nano 4gig will work on a win98se machine. you need: patience lots of it. a box with xp to install itunes on to get the initial boot for the ipod (it demands this, i have found no workaround) (or a mac of course) a driver for 98. i tried a free one with no joy. redchairsoftware, the makers of anapod distribute this. the one that worked for me i got from www.98-drivers.com for 5 clams. then i used the winamp plugin swimmer mentioned on a current version of winamp. thanks to all those that helped. merry christmas and a happy new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted December 26, 2006 CID Share Posted December 26, 2006 I'll give that a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atnevon Posted December 26, 2006 CID Share Posted December 26, 2006 You can feel free to call this a really stupid question, but in my experience, a lot of computers our there that are currently running Windows 98 can run Windows XP without freaking out too badly. Is there any chance you can give us your stats on your computer? What we'd really be looking for would be what kind of processor you have (Pentium 2, Pentium 3, etc.) and how much RAM you have. If your system absolutely cannot take Windows XP, the Winamp plugin route is probably going to be your best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted December 26, 2006 CID Share Posted December 26, 2006 My second compurer is a Pll 350Mgz and no it will not take XP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted December 26, 2006 CID Share Posted December 26, 2006 Winamp worked well for me. Also, fyi, I got a new cpu and installed vista rtm on it, only to see that the Ipod I bought my sister wasent compatible with it. Itunes installs but is unstable and the syncing is really awefull. Overall, if youre looking forward to installing vista, start looking for an alternative for Itunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 26, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 26, 2006 You can feel free to call this a really stupid question, but in my experience, a lot of computers our there that are currently running Windows 98 can run Windows XP without freaking out too badly. Is there any chance you can give us your stats on your computer? What we'd really be looking for would be what kind of processor you have (Pentium 2, Pentium 3, etc.) and how much RAM you have. If your system absolutely cannot take Windows XP, the Winamp plugin route is probably going to be your best option. well, 3 reasons there's no xp on the box in question. 1: i have 1 1ghz p3 2: i have 256 megs of ram with which it runs stable, i need to fiddle the settings to see if i can get another 256 stick i have floating around to work with it. atm i am getting short hangups when i have it installed. no bsod or anything, just the system freezing completely for half a second or so. weird. 3: i have a license for 98se but not for xp (and shelling out a hundred bucks for the upgrade just to have xp on a secondary box...um... no. and the question wasn't stupid, it was perfectly justified. 98 is old. it isn't even supported anymore. but fully patched it's nice and stable and not too much of a resource hog. it's good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted December 26, 2006 CID Share Posted December 26, 2006 Winamp worked well for me. Also, fyi, I got a new cpu and installed vista rtm on it, only to see that the Ipod I bought my sister wasent compatible with it. Itunes installs but is unstable and the syncing is really awefull. Overall, if youre looking forward to installing vista, start looking for an alternative for Itunes. really? I haven't had any problems yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted December 27, 2006 CID Share Posted December 27, 2006 You might want to check this out: XPLAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted December 28, 2006 CID Share Posted December 28, 2006 xplay looks interesting, i'l give it a try when i'm back home. php, what build are you using? I'm using build 6000, buisness edition, with the latest edition of Itunes. When I connect the Ipod, windows recognizes it but Itunes only does sometimes. When Itunes recognizes it, it shows an error during the sync. I tried the troubleshooting a bit but it didn't help. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted December 28, 2006 CID Share Posted December 28, 2006 I have Ultimate edition, build 6000... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted December 29, 2006 CID Share Posted December 29, 2006 did you get a torrent for it? or is it (gasp!) legal? cause I would like to upgrade mine Actually, I will probably buy the home premium when it is released, but I just want to see the benefits of Ultimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted December 29, 2006 CID Share Posted December 29, 2006 legal... actually I downloaded the cd via torrent but the key is legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 29, 2006 CID Share Posted December 29, 2006 I have Ultimate edition, build 6000... how do you like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted December 29, 2006 CID Share Posted December 29, 2006 once I got used to all the security prompts, I like it quite a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted December 30, 2006 CID Share Posted December 30, 2006 realplayer will do it in windows 98 for a shuffle u might try a nano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 30, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 30, 2006 interesting idea. i have the ad free version of realplayer the bbc uses. wonder if that will work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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