If you can't use iTunes 7 to install your iPod software and have an older iPod that came with a CD install disc, follow the instructions for your platform below.

Using iTunes, you can add music to iTunes from your audio CD collection in few easy steps. Follow these steps to learn more.

Connect your iPod to your computer and open iTunes. Select your iPod in the DEVICES section of the iTunes Source list.

I'd like to buy music. How do I get started? To get started, download the latest version of iTunes.

Playing songs, audiobooks, podcasts, and games on any iPod with a display is easy-simply choose a file from a menu and press the Play/Pause button to start play; press the button again to pause. You can use the Next/Fast-forward and Previous/Rewind buttons to navigate through songs, audiobook and podcast chapters, or playlists.

Get started by installing iTunes

To be able to add new music to iTunes, permissions must be correct on your Music folder and the folders in it.

When you sync your iPod with iTunes, iTunes may display an error message that reads:

If you are having difficulty resetting your iPod, set it on a flat surface. Make sure the finger pressing the Select button is not touching any part of the click wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Menu button toward the outside of the click wheel, and not near the center.

If you are having trouble installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows, follow the troubleshooting suggestions described in this article.