Ipod touch my computer will not recognize my ipod touch

<p>If you want to use Disk Management to partition and format the iPod Touch, you must enable disk use on your iPod. By default, Apple iPod products configured to work with Apple's iTunes and not as portable drives on your computer. You can use iTunes on your hard drive mode to allow your iPod, allowing the computer to deal with and recognize the iPod as a portable unit. <br /> <p>1. Connect your iPod to your computer using the USB cable for iPod. <br /> <p><br /> <p>2. Launch iTunes. Select your iPod from the "Devices" from the iTunes browser. <br /> <p><br /> <p>3. Click on the "Summary" tab in the main iTunes window to change the settings for your iPod. <br /> <p><br /> <p>4. Go to the bottom of the Settings window and check the "Enable Disk Use". The computer recognizes the iPod Touch as a portable disk. <br /> <p><br /> <p>5. Quit iTunes. Run the Disk Management and check the disk devices connected to ensure that your iPod is displayed as a portable unit. <br />

<p>As one of the desktop media players available today as an alternative to iTunes, MediaMonkey lets you transfer music, videos and other content to manage their iPod devices including the iPod Touch. However, MediaMonkey does not come installed with all drivers and other software components needed to recognize the iPod Touch. Therefore, you need the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer if you use your iPod Touch with MediaMonkey. <br /> <p><br /> <p>1. Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your computer. The software, available free from Apple's site contains the software components needed for a program on your computer, including MediaMonkey, to recognize the iPod Touch. You do not have to keep iTunes open while using the iPod Touch with MediaMonkey, but you should have downloaded and installed the program. <br /> <p><br /> <p>2. Connect the iPod Touch to your computer using the USB cable machine white. Close iTunes, since that opens up when you do this. <br /> <p><br /> <p>3. Release of MediaMonkey. Scroll down the browser on the left and note that the iPod Touch now appears in My Computer. <br />