Device not being recognised

Help.
My i touch pod is no longer being recognised by i tunes. I have deleted i tunes and reinstalled it on my pc, to no effect. My i pod has been reset, so there is now no music on that. I was advised to close down my firewall and anti - virus as that may be the problem, and also to try a different lead to connect it to the pc - no luck with these either.
I would appreciate any suggestions.

Eventually fixed it myself. Took it to Apple Store, but they found it connected to pc there no problem. Came home used Ststem Restore on Windows as a long shot! Once again removed and reinstalled itunes, and magically it worked!!

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