Vista - post iPod ejecting problem

Short-of-the-long... when ejecting my iPod from the computer, Vista attempts
to link the iPod back again... without success.

Two methods of ejecting which yield same results.
1) Go to "computer" and right-click on iPod drive and select "eject".
2) If iTunes is opened, press the eject button.

Problem: Vista will eject iPod, but immediately attempts to connect it
again. If you have "computer" file open to view all available drives, I then
see my iPod bouncing between "Devices with Removable drives" and "Portable
Media Players"... It is like Vista can't figure out which catagory to place
the iPod into.

Temp solution is to physicaly remove the USB cable from the computer. If
you leave the cable plugged in to the computer and remove only the iPod, it
will still try to connect it, even though it isn't attached. You have to
remove the USB cable.

Any ideas?

I typically don't bump topics--but I am having the exact same problem--iPod
enters infinte loop once I plug it in. When it is done updating, it
automatically disconnects. As soon as it disconnects, it automagically
reconnects--therefore making it impossible to unmount it by any means oher
than yanking the plug.

"BrokeStudent" wrote:

> Short-of-the-long... when ejecting my iPod from the computer, Vista attempts
> to link the iPod back again... without success.
>
> Two methods of ejecting which yield same results.
> 1) Go to "computer" and right-click on iPod drive and select "eject".
> 2) If iTunes is opened, press the eject button.
>
> Problem: Vista will eject iPod, but immediately attempts to connect it
> again. If you have "computer" file open to view all available drives, I then
> see my iPod bouncing between "Devices with Removable drives" and "Portable
> Media Players"... It is like Vista can't figure out which catagory to place
> the iPod into.
>
> Temp solution is to physicaly remove the USB cable from the computer. If
> you leave the cable plugged in to the computer and remove only the iPod, it
> will still try to connect it, even though it isn't attached. You have to
> remove the USB cable.
>
> Any ideas?

After a little more tooling around, it seems that the caching is disabled for
the iPod in Windows for quick removal... In short, you can unplug it without
using "Safe Removal." You just has to be sure that iTunes has astopped
tranferring files. Kind of annoying... hope it is corrected by Microsoft or
Apple by January... Or I may have to put off purcashing a new OS til it's
resolved.

"Browncoat" wrote:

> I typically don't bump topics--but I am having the exact same problem--iPod
> enters infinte loop once I plug it in. When it is done updating, it
> automatically disconnects. As soon as it disconnects, it automagically
> reconnects--therefore making it impossible to unmount it by any means oher
> than yanking the plug.
>
> "BrokeStudent" wrote:
>
> > Short-of-the-long... when ejecting my iPod from the computer, Vista attempts
> > to link the iPod back again... without success.
> >
> > Two methods of ejecting which yield same results.
> > 1) Go to "computer" and right-click on iPod drive and select "eject".
> > 2) If iTunes is opened, press the eject button.
> >
> > Problem: Vista will eject iPod, but immediately attempts to connect it
> > again. If you have "computer" file open to view all available drives, I then
> > see my iPod bouncing between "Devices with Removable drives" and "Portable
> > Media Players"... It is like Vista can't figure out which catagory to place
> > the iPod into.
> >
> > Temp solution is to physicaly remove the USB cable from the computer. If
> > you leave the cable plugged in to the computer and remove only the iPod, it
> > will still try to connect it, even though it isn't attached. You have to
> > remove the USB cable.
> >
> > Any ideas?

This is mostly an iTunes bug. It's not Vista-ready yet. If you click "eject"
or "safely remove" from explorer, it works properly.

If you enable disk use in iTunes, the iPod will stay mounted after update
and the eject icon in iTunes will work properly. If you don't have disk use
enable, it loops trying to eject. This is a timing bug or something.

HOW..EVER... this is only true for USB. If yor iPod is using firewire, it
will loop constantly in iTunes unless you enable disk use and eject it from
explorer. Using an iPod will often FUBAR other devices in the FW chain. It
makes my external HD vanish every time, and I've had it cause a bluescreen
once or twice as well.

I'd blame Apple, because the iPod is known to have firewire issues under
Windows, but I never had these problems in XP with the same iPod and same FW
controller. Vista has some real bugs with Firewire.

Ah... enabling disc use worked like a charm, stopped the infintie loop. Thanks!

"Coyote" wrote:

> This is mostly an iTunes bug. It's not Vista-ready yet. If you click "eject"
> or "safely remove" from explorer, it works properly.
>
> If you enable disk use in iTunes, the iPod will stay mounted after update
> and the eject icon in iTunes will work properly. If you don't have disk use
> enable, it loops trying to eject. This is a timing bug or something.
>
> HOW..EVER... this is only true for USB. If yor iPod is using firewire, it
> will loop constantly in iTunes unless you enable disk use and eject it from
> explorer. Using an iPod will often FUBAR other devices in the FW chain. It
> makes my external HD vanish every time, and I've had it cause a bluescreen
> once or twice as well.
>
> I'd blame Apple, because the iPod is known to have firewire issues under
> Windows, but I never had these problems in XP with the same iPod and same FW
> controller. Vista has some real bugs with Firewire.
>