Iplod,
1) Are you referring to the error message you see in MC when you talk about mp3-2? The -2 is an error code, not a file type.
Post item 2 in the main forum for lots of suggestions on what might be best (which is subjective).
dbi,
This sounds either a hardware issue or a problem with another application fighting for the connection with the iPod. Do you have MusicMatch or iTunes installed? If so, can you run them without seeing the iPod disappear? If not, then it is a hardware problem. If you can run them, try uninstalling them or at least rename their folders temporarily so they will not try to run.
VPH,
In the iPod view, sort your files by Filename and then locate the path to the file F03\185633.mp3. Delete this file from iPod and then try readding it from MC.
molarman,
If you are syncing, you are using playlists/ smartlists. Create a playlist and order your tracks in the order you want and then sync it to get the files in order. Alternately you could create a smartlist for these files, and then you could apply a sorting rule to always have the tracks in the order you want.
bjevers,
When you deleted the files from iPod, were you at the root view (i.e. the drive letter)? If not, you did not delete the files, but only deleted them from a particular playlist and that is your problem.
Rancyland,
The Album Artist (Auto) field is used by default to populate the Artist field. If you want to use another field (i.e. Artist) simply right click on the iPod drive letter in MC and use the 'Select Artist Field' option.
Steve