Connecting ipod for first time, 2 computers, 1 succesful

I have 2 computers (Computer A and computer B for substitute names)
I tried plugging in my ipod via USB for the first time on Computer A, when I do that a "found new hardware wizard pops up" I follow instructions and it says its not installed, i hit finish and its not installed, in device manager it has a yellow question mark on the ipod.
In Computer B, all I did was plug it in the USB Port and it found the hardware, it didnt give me the "found new hardware wizard" it just told me on the taskbar that it installed the ipod hardware.
So Computer B got the ipod installed while Computer A didn't. Can you help me get the ipod installed for Computer A?
==Computer A==
Windows XP Home
200GB HDD
1GB PC3200 Memory
AMD ATHLON 3400+
=FAQ Not to waste your time=
Did I disable and uninstall ipod under device manager?
- Yes
Did you use the 5 R's? (Reset, restore etc..)
- Yes
Did you plug in the usb port to the back usb ports?
- Yes, and the front ones

If the iPod shows up with an exclamation point in Device Manager, then the problem has nothing to do with iTunes. The iPod is not being recognized correctly as a mass storage device. Even with no Apple software installed, the iPod should show up in Device Manager without an exclamation point and mount as a disk in My Computer. There is a fairly exhaustive list of things to try here.

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