My iPod Nano 2G shows up in windows but not iTunes I tried the 5Rs

My iPod Nano( I have 2 neither work) 2G shows up in windows but not iTunes, and does not sync I tried the 5Rs and turning off antivirus/firewall. I have the newest itunes, and have used all the apple troubleshooting docs, to no avail. Help

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Hi jthias,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that your iPod nano is not appearing in iTunes and you have already completed some great troubleshooting. In this situation, I would suggest continuing troubleshooting by completing the steps in the attached iPod nano Troubleshooting Assistant.
Apple - Support - iPod - iPod nano Troubleshooting
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Roberts1065 see the following:
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Try this, it worked for me:
Go to Device Manager (right-click My Computer, click Properties, go to Hardware tab, click Device Manager.)
Expand Disk Drives
Double-click on "Apple Computer_Inc. iPod" etc.
Go to Policies and change it to "Optimize for performance".
Does this work for you too?
-Noel

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Fix for "iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes"

This is a possible fix for those with the "iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes" problem. This also fixes those have the update/restore problem (ipod disconnects after clicking update/restore in itunes)
SOLUTION
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I had the exact same problems before, iTunes doesn’t recognize iPod after connecting it, I had to use the restart iPod Service method to get it working.
I tried this on my second computer and it worked perfectly, iTunes recognizes iPod every time I plug it in.
I compared the process/services opened in both computers, and I turned on some services which were previously on disable(excluding iPod Service). Unfortunately I forgot which services it was, so I took some screenshots and compare these with your services.
After modifying the services, I tried plug and unplug the iPod several times without closing iTunes, iPod was instantly recognized by iTunes every time!
I attached the links to screenshots of my automatic services and manual services, ignore the service if its not on your list!
For those don’t know how to open Services, Start -> Run -> “services.msc”
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6200/automaticservicesec2.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3700/manualservicesce3.jpg
-If anyone know the specific services required to be turned on, please reply in this thread.
-I am using the 2nd Gen Nano 2GB version with latest iTunes.
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Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help: iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes

Apple, Pfft!!! (Another iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes post)

How in the world does Apple market the iPod, etc... as if 10-year olds and grandmothers can operate the technology, when having viewed these message boards for 10 hours yesterday, it seems as even the tech savy people who can make a computer out of two pieces of bread and a piece of bologna have to wrack their brains to make it come a step closer to actually working. Blah!!!
Anyway, the problem that I am having is the problem that a lot of other people are having and seems to be the main theme at the moment.
I am unable to have iTunes recognize my iPod. My PC will once-in-a-blue-moon recognize the iPod as its own drive in Windows Explorer, but mostly all I get is the big freeze. Every time I connect my iPod to the USB, all of the programs cease to operate until I unplug it. I am not having memory problems either.
Here's what I've done. I have updated the iPod Updater to the 06-23-06 version. I was able to get it to update the software on my 60GB iPod. I got all excited only to then have it give me several error messages 1) an internal manager error and 2) some unable to dock or something like that (sorry I'm not at my home cpu.) Once while I was doing the 4-hour battery charge my iPod came up in the source list in iTunes, but I have been unable to have it be rerecognized.
I've unistalled and reinstalled iTunes and the iPod Updater over 10 times and have gone through the 5 Rs as well as all of the steps on
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716 (My iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes)
I've even messed with msconfig and tried a whole bunch of other suggestions. It doesn't seem that Apple has a fix for this problem and we are all left with paperweights.
Any suggestions?
Thanks you all and condolences to everyone who is going through this same problem. I swear what happened to plug and play. Pfft!!!

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Doublechecking. Have you also tried a complete uninstall of both iTunes and all the other related software components and then a reinstall? If not, try the instructions from the following document:
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