Ipod mini won't work

Hi footguy...while I continue grappling with your issue, I would like you to try fully discharging your player as best that you can, then FULLY charging it via USB 2.0 (high speed), or dedicated firewire. Also, please continue trying to reset it by simultaneously pressing Play and Select at the same instant. The tricky part about this reset procedure is that it's deceivingly difficult to instantly activate pressure on both buttons at the exact same time, and usually requires multiple tries even for the most nimble manipulators.

The fact that your poor 'lil iPod DOES exhibit acceptable signs of iLife provides great optimism in my 'lil iMind that we will successfully prevent it from walking into the bright iTunnel of iLight and will soon once again be providing you with an iFul of iMusic enjoyment...The iGods are on your side.....hang in there iFriend Hi footguy...while I continue grappling with your issue, I would like you to try fully discharging your player as best that you can, then FULLY charging it via USB 2.0 (high speed), or dedicated firewire. Also, please continue trying to reset it by simultaneously pressing Play and Select at the same instant. The tricky part about this reset procedure is that it's deceivingly difficult to instantly activate pressure on both buttons at the exact same time, and usually requires multiple tries even for the most nimble manipulators. The fact that your poor 'lil iPod DOES exhibit acceptable signs of iLife provides great optimism in my 'lil iMind that we will successfully prevent it from walking into the bright iTunnel of iLight and will soon once again be providing you with an iFul of iMusic enjoyment...The iGods are on your side.....hang in there iFriend

Hi footguy...too many days have passed since you've had the opportunity to enjoy your iPod, so let's use some bigger hammers with more proactivity.

I've seen/heard/read dozens of times, but to me, appears so silly, I usually leave it hanging outside with the other white sheets. But let's just git 'a goin...please make sure you're player isn't on hold by toggling the hold switch...slide to hold, then back to off. Did that help?

If you are using a Microsoft OS on your computer, please click on Windows Update to ensure that your computer has the latest drivers, software and patch updates/fixes. If any installations were made, please restart your computer to ensure that finalization of install and initialization of drivers are completed.

Please click on the following URL to download and install (or reinstall) the latest version of iTunes 7.1 http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/

Upon completion of iTunes installation, please restart your computer to ensure yadda yadda yadda.

Next, open the new version of iTunes and connect your iPod to your computer. iTunes will then automatically check to see if your iPod needs to be updated and perform the update for you.

To check the software version on your iPod, select it from the source list in iTunes which will display the information about your iPod.

Now footguy, we need to bow our heads and pray that these steps have snapped your iPod to attention because the next step, should these fail, is to run a complete restore of your iPod which will cause all of your stored data to go bubbye. And if that fails we have no choice but to have an iOperation performed by an authorized iSurgeon.

Please update your post with your progress and observations including as much detail as possible...good luck iFriend Hi footguy...too many days have passed since you've had the opportunity to enjoy your iPod, so let's use some bigger hammers with more proactivity. I've seen/heard/read dozens of times, but to me, appears so silly, I usually leave it hanging outside with the other white sheets. But let's just git 'a goin...please make sure you're player isn't on hold by toggling the hold switch...slide to hold, then back to off. Did that help? If you are using a Microsoft OS on your computer, please click on Windows Update to ensure that your computer has the latest drivers, software and patch updates/fixes. If any installations were made, please restart your computer to ensure that finalization of install and initialization of drivers are completed. Please click on the following URL to download and install (or reinstall) the latest version of iTunes 7.1 http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/ Upon completion of iTunes installation, please restart your computer to ensure yadda yadda yadda. Next, open the new version of iTunes and connect your iPod to your computer. iTunes will then automatically check to see if your iPod needs to be updated and perform the update for you. To check the software version on your iPod, select it from the source list in iTunes which will display the information about your iPod. Now footguy, we need to bow our heads and pray that these steps have snapped your iPod to attention because the next step, should these fail, is to run a complete restore of your iPod which will cause all of your stored data to go bubbye. And if that fails we have no choice but to have an iOperation performed by an authorized iSurgeon. Please update your post with your progress and observations including as much detail as possible...good luck iFriend