Accidentally Formatted my iPod

I accidentally formatted my 5g 60gb video iPod and now in My Computer it comes up as a removable disk, iTunes does not recognize it is even connected. I have it in disk mode that i am certain. when
i try to restore it with the iPod updater found in the ipod folder in program files it says "Can't mount iPod". When i open the iPod in my computer, there is nothing in it: no "notes" folder or even "iPod_control" just a white blank screen.
Please Help me!!! I just want to use my iPod again!
Thanks for any help ahead of time.
  Windows XP  

Force it into disk mode:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
You might want to disconnect your external drive while you do this. And assign a higher drive letter (M or P) to your iPod to assure it doesn't conflict with your external drive.

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