IPod detected by Windows but not by ipod apps; installation freezes

Hello
As the installation CD felt out of the box I did not read the warning label that I first should install the drivers and then connect the ipod, probably this was a bad idea..
Now I cannot install the iPod nano software. The CD tries to detect the nano, does so and then wants to format it. This format lasts several hours and then reproducibly failes with "an error is occured" and after confirmation with "install script failure" or so.
The downloaded very last version of the updater does only waits for me to detect the nano but does not realize when I actually do it. It just freezes before showing me the serial number (I read that this should happen), so I cannot upgrade
or reformat the nano this way.
A normal nano reset by pressing those buttons until the apple logo comes does have no visible effect.
Rebooting Windows XP, trying to deinstall and reinstall in
various combinations neither.
When trying to install from the CD without connected nano, it works but itunes then does not recognize it. The list
of running daemons show the ipod service though.
The nano is though recognized by Windows as a USB hard drive and shown in the "my desktop" area as well as in the
task bar as removable media.
I connected the nano to serveral different USB 2.0 ports on the back of my computer.
Any idea?
thanks,
-christian-

i could do everything fine up until step 6), the installation of itunes. when i tried to, with the ipod updater window still open, it said it could not continue without closing the updater program. any suggestions?

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