Nano does not appear in Itunes. Most of the time.

Ah, I need help. I received my Ipod nano on Tuesday, and here it is Saturday, and it still isn't working properly.
What it can't do:
- Itunes does not recognize the Ipod Nano; under preferences, it says that no Ipod is connected
- Cannot be found in Windows Explorer
What it can do:
- XP acknowledges it in the lower-right hand tray as a USB Mass Storage Device
- Ipod Updater recognizes it; it is up to date.
- It DID connect with Itunes early this morning; the nano was named and songs were transferred successfully. (however, upon trying to eject it, Itunes said that an application was using the files, and it had to be ejected using the Safely Remove Hardware icon)
-when I had it working, I set it to open Itunes whenever the nano was connected. It still does this, but Itunes doesn't recognize the nano that opened it.
What the computer has:
Windows XP with Service Pack 2, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 2 USB 1.1 ports.
What I've tried:
- Reset, retry, restart, reinstall, but not restore. I don't really want to lose the only songs I seem to be able to get on it.
- When reinstalling, the message that the Ipod nano needs formatting appears. Formatting never ends, often with the installation terminating with an error message (1628, I believe)
- Updating Windows x 20
Any help would be greatly appreciated. sigh Thanks in advance!!
Kelty Cusack

Holy guacamole! I got it to work! <3
The computer I'm on had at one point been used in a network; there are fragments of network info left.
WHAT WORKED:
I changed the name of the drive of the Ipod nano.
I followed the Windows advice at <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297694
I had to use command prompt and follow Windows Help instructions to get it to work.
Any issues beyond this, I will report...
THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED:
-Itunes reads the Nano
-Windows Explorer reads the nano
(much thanks to people who posted this on page one of this topic)

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