Windows no longer recognizes iPod (Dell 9300)

I have a 60gb iPod Photo. I have a Mac Mini and a Dell Inspiron 9300 running XP Pro SP2. The Windows machine is the problem. It used to work fine, but now when I connect the iPod via any USB port on this laptop, I get the message "USB Device Not Recognized" in the tray. I have tried everything here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
Except I can't 'restore' the iPod since it can't even communicate with it. I really don't want to have to restore anyways, as the iPod works fine on its own and via the Mac Mini. I also tried this but it has no effect:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301343
When I connect the iPod, the iPod's screen never changes to the "Do Not Disconnect" message -- the typical interface is there. I rebooted the iPod, uninstalled and reinstalled iPod Software and iTunes, deleted all the USB devices in the Device Manager so they had to be redetected. I tried different USB ports and adjusted their power management -- all that.
PLEASE HELP! Thanks...

You think I should have to WIPE the iPod clean, restore its OS
a two minute process
the incredibly time-consuming task of putting everything back on the iPod
At most, using a 60GB color iPod, it should take under two hours, or less than half the time it takes to charge. It's entirely automatic.
Granted, it is a big step to take when it works in three of the 4 configs you'd want, but if you want this to work, it's pretty much the only thing you haven't done.
---edit:
On the Mac, are you using USB or FW?

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