5th G. Ipod 60GBs, Major Problem

Hello everyone, I own a 3 or more years old 5th G. Ipod, with 60GBs, i wasn´t having any problems until today, my friend took my ipod and connected to his pc, then HE DISCONNECTED it, i am not sure if he safely removed or he forced it... anyways..
now my ipod is not recognized by my own computer, the whole last week i was using it to listen to musics, but now, not even a blip..
When i Connect My Ipod to My Computer, it says, USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNIZED..
i have searched through i have read more then 10 topics, i found many ways to fix this supposed error, but none works, tried the famous 5Rs, nothing, read the topic by this user wich he describes more then 4 ways to fix, but got nothing..
my ipods symptoms is
1. connected to any other pc, USB NOT RECOGNIZED
2. It doesn´t even appear in MY COMPUTER, nor HARDDRIVE ADMINISTRATOR
3. Doesn´t Show up in EXPLORER, nor ITUNES.
4. AFter Connection, it DOES NOT show "DO NOT DISCONNECT" Screen (as if its not connected)
5. Cable Works Fine, I am Able To charge with a charger
6. FORMAT according to SETTINGS is WINDOWS, PCs OS IS WINDOWS
7. Was Listening to Songs with the Latest iTune
Please, i am really desperate, i dont wish to manually format it
please, anyone help me, if my post is not clear, please state which part is uncomprehendable and i will try to explain better
i am really upset, and i really wish i could fix it,
Thanks in Advanced to all Readers
Toshiba Satellite Windows XP

The 5th gen ipod didn't come out until late 2005, so if yours is 3 years old it is another model.
Have you tried the 5 R's:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
Especially item 1 - reset? This will reboot the ipod without losing what it has on it. READ THE RESET INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY, the reset method is different for different models of ipod - you need to figure out which model you have.
If a reset doesn't fix it then I'm afraid you'll need to go to item 5 - restore the ipod or something more drastic like formatting the ipods drive (both of these will erase the ipod) - see troubleshooting articles here:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/
By the way, this is a user message board, not Apple support. To contact Apple directly for help see the support info page - I think you have to call them (and maybe pay for it):
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/information/

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