CANT Find HELP ANYWHERE!!!!

Question

HELP ME PLZ !!!!!
After upgrading to 7.1 my ipod now longer found in itunes source panel. I tryed reinstalling itunes, restarting ipod etc. It is still found in my computer
I want to restore my ipod but i cant because It isnt read in iTunes so I have no way to restore it to factory defaults.
How can i restore my ipod without itunes?!!!!!!
Toshiba Satellite   Windows XP Pro   60GB HD \ ATI Graphics 128MB \ 1.6 Celeron M
Toshiba Satellite   Windows XP Pro   60GB HD \ ATI Graphics 128MB \ 1.6 Celeron M

Answer 1

Try the following first
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304434
If does not solve then
Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. In many cases when an iPod won't show up on a PC that it will show up on the Mac. Then it can be restored. When the PC user returns to his computer the iPod will be recognized by the PC, reformatted for the PC, and usable again. By the way, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it.
Tips
a. It does not matter whether the format is completed or not, the key is to erase (or partly) the corrupted firmware files on the Hard Drive of the iPod. After that, when the iPod re-connected with a computer, it will be recognized as an fresh external hard drive, it will show up on the iTunes 7.
b. It is not a difficult issue for a Mac user to find a window base computer, for a PC user, if they can’t find any Mac user, they can go to a nearest Apple Shop for a favor.
c. You may need to switch around the PC and Mac, try to do several attempts between “Format” and “Restore”
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