Another iPod not showing up problem

Greetings,
I'm having a problem similar to the ones described on here. My iPod 5G is working fine, as is iTunes. The iPod isn't showing up in iTunes or in My Computer though. Before I uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes and the iPod from my computer for the bajillionith time, I was getting the "USB device not recognized" bubble, but that is no longer happening. When I connect my iPod to my computer, the Autoplay window pops up, and scans for a few seconds, then nothing happens. The iPodservice.exe is running. Any suggestions? I am contemplating sending it in for service, but as I'm leaving for France in less than a week, I'd like to have it while I'm gone. Any help would be very, very appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris
Dell Windows XP

Try making sure that the iPod is connected to a USB port in the rear of your computer. Try to use one of the original ports that came with your computer, not an added in card, or through a hub, or anything like that.
See if you're able to restore the iPod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
Also, have a look at this article, and see if you can find anything useful in here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
If you're able to get your computers to recognize your iPods, but you're still not getting it set up in iTunes, have a look at this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
Uninstalling your iTunes will not erase any of the music that you have saved on there. Music that you download from iTunes, or import from a CD, saves as a file in:
Start > My Music > iTunes > iTunes Music
If you downloaded a song from a different source (such as Limewire) and you edited the information so that it shows up correctly on your iPod, you may need to go back and re-edit this information. But, if you imported from CD or downloaded from iTunes, this will not be necessary. When you open your newly installed version of iTunes, it will automatically pull your music from that location and bring it up in your library.
If you're having this problem when installing a new iPod on your computer, but an older one works without problems, you might want to try to make sure you have updated software
iTunes 6.0.4
Open iTunes > Help > About iTunes
If you need to update:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download
iPod Updater 2006-03-23
Start > All Programs > iPod
If you need to update:
http://www.apple.com/ipod/download
If you are indeed having a problem with your iPod itself, have Apple replace it for you:
http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod
Hope this information is helpful!
Best wishes,
CG

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