IPod recognized by My Computer but is not recognized by iTunes

I have an iPod Nano which is recognized by my PC but not recognized by iTunes I have tried most everything and still does not get recognized. Any assistance would be helpful
iPod Nano   Windows XP  

I have the same problem, but after I reformatted the IPOD(FAT32) it still isnt showing up in itunes(I can acces the ipod using explorer).I tried the link about USB(http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136) but it still doesnt work.One thing is that when I format my ipod using windows it says when its done" it wasnt succesful" or something like that.
should I try reinstalling Itunes?
IPOD VIDEO 30gb   Windows XP  

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