Itunes wont recognise?

hey guys,
i started a post a while ago.. since then i have got it working alright now. i had to download the new itunes. anyway, i restored it, and everythings going alright. now my ipod isnt being recognised by itunes, but it is being shown in my computer??... and suggestions?

Brittaki, You can give the following a read. It helped me when I thought my iPod's Hard Drive was giving up the ghost. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304309. Best regards.
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