New Itouch not recognized by windows or itunes.

I got the itouch today for XMAS. I have attempet to activate it on two different laptops and my home computer, none of which recognize it in windows or on itunes. The only thing I can consistently get from the itouch screen is the picture to conncet to itunes. WHich obviously doesn't work.
I have reinstalled itunes several times, verified the usb ports (which are multiple) are working. I have reset the itouch, even though I haven't even used it.
Any logical suggestions on how to activate this thing?

I was really frustrated this morning when I expected to plug in my new ipod touch and it did not work...
I have spent hours and hours trying to figure out what in the world is wrong with it.
I called apple support on the phone this morning and none of the troubleshooting ideas worked so I made an appt with customer service on SATURDAY! ahhhhh i seriously do not want to wait....i kind of want to smash it on the ground....
i read everyones thread and the exact same problems are happening to me...
when i pluggled it in it said "This Ipod cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started." so i went into services and the program refused to start....goody...then on some weird spur of the moment click, it worked but even then my ipod didnt even show up in itunes...made that annoying little noise
im going to see if i can exchange this defective ipod touch for another, but i just hope there arent 5 million people there...(day after christmas)
good luck everyone!

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