5th Gen iPod is not recognized by PC or iTunes

I recently purchased a new PC with Windows Vista home premium and shortly after transferred my iTunes library to the new PC. I heeded the warnings about waiting for the new version of iTunes before trying to connect my iPod. When iTunes 7.1.1 was released, I installed and attached my iPod to the PC and everything worked fine. I was able to sync my iPod and transfer music to it. I accomplished this several times.
Recently however, I attached the iPod and the PC did not recognize it. I have tried every suggestion available (the 5 R's - with exception to Restore since that's currently impossible, reinstalling USB drivers, rebooting, different PC's with different OS's, different USB cords, etc.). All this with the iPod fully charged. Other USB devices, such as my cell phone, external hard drive, etc. are recognized when plugged in, but the iPod does nothing - even when using the "Add Hardware" option. I even installed the MS patch to resolve the "safely remove hardware" issue between the iPod and Vista and still nothing.
The iPod still works - still plays music, still charges via USB, but I am unable to add any new music to it or delete anything from it. This is very frustrating. Has anyone else experienced anything similar to this or does anyone have any other suggestions I could try? TIA
PC Other OS Windows Vista
PC   Other OS   Windows Vista

Hi IVBama!
Okay, I've not sure if you've tried a couple of things yet:
Have you tried putting your iPod into disk mode, then connecting it to your computer? Follow the instructions in this article to force your iPod into disk mode:
Putting iPod into disk mode
Also, a full reinstall of iTunes might be worth a try here.
Disconnect your iPod from your computer.
Go to "Add or Remove programs" in Control Panel. Find "iTunes" and "QuickTime" on this list, and remove them both.
Then, download the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility, to clear out the remaining iTunes and QuickTime installation files off your computer (see this MS document for information on it):
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
Also, use this article to manually remove the left over files from installation:
Removing iTunes and QuickTime for Windows
After you've done that, restart your computer.
Then, go to this page to install the iTunes + QuickTime installation pack onto your computer again:
Download iTunes - 7.1.1.5
Now, restart your computer once more.
After the computer has fully loaded up, open iTunes, and connect your iPod to your computer.
Does the iPod get recognized by your computer/iTunes, or not?
-Kylene

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