Connectivity issues bet ipod 3rd gen and winxp / win 7

Device: ipod 3rd gen (in excellent working condition with new battery)
OS: win xp, win 7
As fire wire ports are no longer available on laptops with win OS, I bought a new apple cable that connects to the dock connector on the ipod and the other end of the cable has a usb port. Now when I connect the ipod to a win XP PC it shows as up a "removable disk drive" and the ipod displays "disk mode". But the itunes (ver10.5.2.11 - the latest ver) does not detect the ipod at all. A strange predicament. I wonder if there are any drivers that I need to install for windows to be able to see the ipod. Pl advice on location and the ver / name of driver that I may download from somewhere.

Your problem is the connection. The 3rd generation iPod requires Firewire which will charge the battery while it is connected. It will not work with USB. There is hope-Apple used to sell a combo USB/Firewire cable(USB connects to the computer and Firewire to the A/C adapter) and I think others now manufacture a similar cable.

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