40GB 3rd generation i pod classic wont be read on my computer

i plug my ipod into my computer just as i always have in the past but now when i plug it in the computer beeps like somethings plugged in but nothing ever pops up and i go to device manader and click on it and it says that the device can not start. i have already done everything that the website has told me to and it still wont work anyone else have any suggestions?
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Good detective work. This is why, for quite some time now, I DON'T have iTunes check (or install) updates. However, that only works if you don't have the NEW Nano (and I prefer the 3rg gen version, so that's why I haven't had to upgrade).

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