2nd generation 10 gb ipod will not connect to windows. software needed?

when i plug the ipod into the firewire port the computer recognizes that a storage device has been connected, though when i try to open it i get the response "please insert a disk into drive D:". i have not installed the software that came with the device as it is at my parents house (3 hours away).
i am fairly certain that this is all i need to bring life back to this very old device and would like to know if there is any ware i can download it. i have searched apple and Google but have wound up empty handed.
the ipod is a second generation 10 gb ipod, with fire wire port and touch wheel.
any help is greatly appreciated!

I actually have itunes installed, as i also have a ipod touch. when i plug the ipod into the firewire port, itunes will open but the ipod menu on the left does not show up.
additionally, i have been to this page: +How to use multiple iPods with one computer+ http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432 followed each method and still no luck.
i am not so much interested in using this device to listen to music with (as the headphone port broke away from the logic board from extensive use), as i am interested in using it as a storage device.

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