I plugged in my USB today and my files are all coded. Every single one.

I go to open a word document (my USB is predominately filled with word documents) and a box appears that says "File converter" and the name of my file. It then asks me to pick an encoding that will make my document readable [ 1. Windows (default), 2. MS- DOC (D has an underscore under it) and 3. Other encoding), non of which do because it is all in giberish code.

Can someone please help?? i really don't want to hear there's nothing i can do, because i don't want to lose my files.

Thanks

I've installed XP sp2 in my computer, everything is working good. The problem is with a icon, i cant see it whenever I connect my ipod into a USB. The icon appears if i restart my computer with the ipod attached to the USB.

If anybody can help me to see my icon back without restarting my computer! thanks.

If your USB setup is messed up beyond hope, you may want to perform the USB safe mode clean up procedure.