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* Make sure that you have .NET Framework 3.5 or later installed
* Download [http://files.freemyipod.org/misc/winusb_driver.zip this] file and extract it somewhere
* Download [http://files.freemyipod.org/misc/bootstrap_ipodclassic.exe this] file as well
* Connect your iPod to your computer
* Make sure the hold switch is not locked
* Press and hold the menu and select buttons for between 10 and 15 seconds (The iPod starts to reboot after about 5 seconds, keep holding the buttons until it seems to turn off completely)

The display of your iPod should now stay black, and a new USB device called  "USB DFU Device" should connect to your PC.

* Wait for Windows to ask you for a driver for this device
* Always choose the bottom-most option (don't search on windows update, choose everything manually) until you get to the list of available drivers
* Choose "All device types" and click "Next"
* Click "Have disk"
* Click "Browse"
* Navigate to the folder where you extracted the winusb_driver.zip file, and choose the "winusb.inf" file from it
* Click "Open"
* Click "OK"
* Click "Next"
* Wait for the driver installation to complete
* Run bootstrap_ipodclassic.exe

Your iPod should now turn on and connect a 64MB drive called "UMSboot". If it doesn't, please ask for [[Contact|support]].

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