4GB Nano appears as 2GB !

My 4GB Nano works fine when connected to my old Windows 2000 Pro desktop. However, when connected to my new Windows XP Professional desktop, iTunes see it as having only 2GB! The Nano itself correctly shows 4GB. I have tried all the R's (including reformatting!) and have the latest updater and still have the problem. There must be a registry entry or something on my new desktop that is screwed. Any suggestions as to how to get this sorted please?
Thanks,
Cliff

OK, problem fixed. There was a network drive somehow mapped to the same drive letter as the iPod. I removed this drive mapping and the other 2GB appeared back on my iPod. It only took me 2 days!
Cliff

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