Posted by Mat Cvetic on 04/26/06 02:57

In article <7fus421q8m84t9ul7i3vpsg37enjcbibmg@4ax.com>,
fan <fan@fan.com> wrote:

> My system is a WinXP computer, and my friend has a Mac system. I have
> a website and post mp3's onto a page for him, but for some reason they
> won't play on his iPod. These are just ordinary mp3's downloaded off
> the internet, and they all play fine on my PC's WinAmp player.
>
> Why won't my mp3's play on his ipod?
>
> I've read that to be able to play mp3s on an ipod, one needs to use an
> mp3 player application.
>
> If the solution is indeed an "mp3 player application", what are the
> best ones available?
>
> Thanks in advance for all suggestions.

How are you transferring them to the iPod? Are you just dragging them or
are you using iTunes? Many PC-compatible MP3 players are OK with
transferring the files by dragging them to the device (which looks to
the PC like a removable hard disk). The iPod can also look like a
removable hard disk, but if you drag MP3 (or AAC) files to it, iTunes
and the iPod firmware will NOT find them. You MUST transfer them using
iTunes.

Now, there are some great utilities to circumvent this "feature", but
let's solve the problem first...

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