IPod Touch not being recognised in Windows XP or iTunes - HELP!!!!!

Hi.
I have just bought a 16gb iPod Touch which I am trying to use on Windows XP.
When I connect the iPod to my PC it brings up the 'Found New Hardware Wizard' but does not open up iTunes.
On the Hardware Wizard it trys to search for the driver but cannot locate it, whenever it tries to search it comes back saying "The hardware was not installed because the wizard cannot locate the necessary software".
I have uninstalled iTunes, Apple Software Updater and Apple Mobile Device Support, and then reinstalled these with iTunes V7.5, but can't get anything to work so that my iPod comes up in iTunes.
If anyone can help it would be much appreciated!! Thanks.

Hi, sounds like me and CJ2000 are having exactly the same problem!
I've gone through all of the suggested fixes, and spent 78 minutes on the phone to Apple Care last night but still not working.
But, I just tried it with my friends PC and it worked fine, so its definitely a PC issue. What I noticed was that when I plugged it into the other PC it brought up a bubble saying "found new hardware", but then straight away found the USB Driver without needing the "Found New Hardware Wizard". iTunes then opened up automatically.
It seems that my PC seems to have problems locating the USB Driver for the Touch, any suggestions?
Thanks very much.

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