HELP! Error message: itunes not communicating

After installing itunes 5.0, I got this message:
"The software required for communicating with the ipod is not installed correctly. Please reinstall itunes to install the ipods software."
I reinstalled 5.0 twice, and 5.0.1 twice, then uninstalled itunes completely and installed 5.0.1 again, but I still get the message. What can I do?
I can't add any songs from my ipod.

Hey Kylee, check out my post:
Jake Stokes, "iPod won't connect", 05:44pm Sep 15, 2005 CDT
About halfway down should be what you need, let me know if everything works out for you!
-Jake

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