Hi, I'm new here and was hoping someone could help me in getting my iPod (2nd Generation 10 GB) to work. Sorry if anything I ask has been answered elsewhere; I just couldn't find anything to help my problem.

Anyway, my 'pod has been sitting on my desk in its box since Christmas of last year. I have Windows 98 (SE) and I didn't know you needed XP to use it when I decided to get one, so for the better part of a year I've been waiting until we got a new computer to use my pod...that was, until I found this webpage:

http://ipodlounge.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6581

I followed all those instructions and got up to installing the updater part--at that point, I tried to follow these instructions:

http://www.ipodlounge.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2970

However, it seems that those instructions are for the 3rd generation iPod and the 2.01 Updater. Is this right? I tried to follow the instructions when installing my updater (1.3), but the first thing I saw was a "choose your language" option, not the "Welcome to the Installshield Wizard for iPod For Windows download installer" welcome screen. That message came next. I tried to open the udater through searching the files and folders, just as suggested, and I found the file (although it is not the same updater as shown in the pic in ibons' post) and copied it to my desktop. From there, with the installer still open waiting for me to click next, I opened the updater (now located on the desktop) and got this message:

The installation cannot be run by directly launching the MSI package. You must run setup.exe.

So I just clicked the "next" button on the installer. I did not get any messge that said I had the wrong operating system, nor did any other problem occur during installation. In fact, I can now run the program. When I open the program up, with iPod connected, I cannot click restore or anything else. It acts as if the program is frozen; if I click on anything I just hear the standard Windows "ding." All the while the iPod says "OK to disconnect" on the screen. When I do disconnect, the program comes back to life and says "Can't mount iPod."

So basically, I am very confused. If anyone can understand all that, my question is: Is it possible to use a G2 iPod with Windows 98 SE? Have I done something wrong? What exactly should I do?

Again, sorry if this has already been answered elsewhere.