BLACK 8G IPOD NANO THIRD GENERATION. WINDOWS VISTA. WILL NOT OPEN UP.

my ipod will not open up in itunes.
iv had it for about a week and nothing happens i have tried it on multiple computers of my friends with windows xp. and it DOES work there. but please hepl me if you have had the same problem and have a solution to this problem. iv called apple and tried to have them walk me through the process and nothing wortks. anything helps and im willing to try anything.
yes i have downloaded the l;atest version of itunes and still nothing happens.
is it the cord?
my usb port?
ANYTHING HEPLS!

My cousin had this same problem when she plugged in her ipod.
Luckily i was able to fix it for her.
If it doesnt show up in either iTunes or windows explorer then follow these steps
1. Click the start menu and right click my computer, click manage in the drop menu
2. Accept the security thing and then the computer management will appear
3. In the right hand pane, look for disk managment and click it.
4. In the right hand side now it should display all of your system disks, locate your iPod and click format, a dialog box will appear and check quick format and then click format.
5. Disconnect your ipod and it should begin to restart.
But if that doesnt work, try this
1. Get into computer management like before
2. Go to device management in the left pane
3. In the right pane it should show all the devices installed on your computer grouped in categories.
4. Locate your iPod right click it and click uninstall, disconnect it and then reconnect it and let the device install.

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