Restoring Your Nano When The USB Port No Longer Recognizes The Device

I can't say for certain if its coincidental or not but as soon as the latest update of v9 for iTunes came out, my computer stopped recognizing my iPod (1st Gen Nano) through all the USB ports.
First, I tried the Nano on a different computer with Windows Vista but the the latest version of iTunes had also been updated on that machine. The laptop also would not recognize the device through any of the USB ports.
Second, I switched cables. Same problem.
Third, I reset the device. Same problem.
Fourth, I tried to update the drivers on the device manager. Same problem.
Fifth, I uninstalled iTunes per Apple's uninstall instructions and that was to no effect.
Now my last option is to restore the device, however because I can't get it to be recongized on any computer I own- I don't know how to do this? Do I take it to an Apple store? Is there a manual way to restore the device to factory settings since every computer I have access to won't recognize the device?
Thanks!

I have exactly the same problem. After updated to the latest version of iTunes 10, my 5th gen ipod stopped being recognized by my Windows 7 Computer.
I've tried:
1. Un/reinstalling Itunes 10, then updating to 10.1 or whatever was the latest one as of 9/30/10.
2. Using a different iPod USB cable to connect to the computer.
3. Using a different USB port.
4. Trying the iPod on multiple computers.
5. Manually selecting the driver within Device Mananger in Windows 7 from "Unknown USB Device" to "Apple USB iPod Driver".
6. Restarting my computer, multiple times.
7. Resetting my ipod "Menu+Select buttons for 6-10 seconds"
From what I understand I could resolve this problem by restoring the iPod to its factory settings, but since I can't get it to be recognized in a computer I am stumped.
This will be my third iPod in 4 years that has crapped out (out of warranty of course) If I can't get this fixed I'm buying a Zune.

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