Technology Nerd » ipod winamp http://tnerd.com (Technology, as it happens, When it happens!) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:27:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Problems with iTunes: Manage your iPod using Winamp [How-to] http://tnerd.com/2008/11/18/how-to-manage-ipod-with-winamp-without-using-itunes/ http://tnerd.com/2008/11/18/how-to-manage-ipod-with-winamp-without-using-itunes/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:45:00 +0000 Vivek http://tnerd.com/?p=2420 There was a time when to manage, upload and sync music to your iPod you needed iTunes. Something that I never liked about Apple is that they push you to a lot of dependencies and this is what they have done with . However, there is now hope and you don’t have to depend on iTunes to manage your (s). There’s no specific reason as to why you should not use iTunes to manage you . But sometimes when iTunes refuses to run on your machine then you have no choice. This is exactly the reason why I went out looking for alternative ways. I wanted to manage my using Winamp and it’s pretty easy.

Today we are going to see how to manage your using without needing iTunes. This is a complete tutorial to use with .

Requirements

  • Windows XP/Vista
  • Latest version of
  • device
  • iTunes (Just to change one setting)

1. Enable disk usage in

Just for this step you’ll need iTunes and it’s a one time process.

  1. Connect your to your computer and start iTunes.
  2. Select your and click the settings tab.
  3. Go to the Options section un-check the check box labeled Open iTunes when this is attached.
  4. Also check the checkbox labeled Enable disk use box.
  5. Click Apply.

That’s all from now on you’ll not need iTunes. Feel free to uninstall in case you want to

Mount as Drive

Make sure your is still connected and is mounted as a drive.

Install

Download an Install Winamp’s latest version with default installation.

Launch

With connected to your PC launch . You’ll be prompted to add your device. Select the model of your and click OK.

In make sure that your Media Library is viewable. If it is not then simply hit Alt+L to view Media Library. Make sure you see your listed under portables in the media library as shown in the image below.

Add files to your using

Now all you have to do is add files. To do this just add the music files to first. You can do this by adding individual file or by adding folder.

Transfer tracks to device

Now go to playlist window and right click the tracks that you want to send to . Right click the track(s) and click send to and select your .

You’ll see the transfer status in portables, something like the one below.

Once all the tracks are transferred you can see them in the portables window something like the one below.

That’s pretty much. Enjoy using to manage .

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