1st Gen iPod Shuffle problem

Hello,
I pluged in my Shuffle and it gave me the message that it my iPod my be corupted and that I should restore it. Well I started the restore and right at the end it had an error, I didn't write the error down, and it wouldn't do anything. So I tried to start it again but now it woun't show up in iTunes or on my computer. When I plug it in the green light will flash slowly but that it all. I tried to reset it but nothing happens. I've look though the tech forums for cases like this but I didn't realy find anything. Any ideas?
Thank you.
AMD Windows XP
AMD Windows XP

Please perform the following steps.
1. If there is any Anti-Virus software installed please disable it.
2. Disconnect all other external devices (except keyboard and mouse) if connected to the computer.
3. Reset the iPod by toggling the ON/OFF switch with an interval of 5 seconds. Repeat the same process twice for better results.
4. Switch ON your iPOd and connect it to the dock. While connecting to the dock make sure not to press any button as it may make the iPod behave abnormal. Then connect the dock to the USB port at the back of the computer. If you were already using a USB port at the back, this time please connect the iPod to a different port at the back of the computer.
5. Check if the iPod is recognized in iTunes.
6. we need to restore the iPod using the iPod reset utility. Use the following link to download the utility.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ipodresetutility10forwindows.html
7. After download completes please run the utility to restore the iPod.
That should solve your issue.

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