Help!  iPod classic works with stereo, in car, but won't connect with PC

I've been to the Genius bar, my iPod classic works fine on their Mac and their Mac/PC. It works fine in my stereo and in my car. However, when I try to hook up with my Dell, it no longer recognizes it. I've uninstalled and re-installed the latest version of iTunes. (Also unintalled Quicktime, Apple Software Updater and the Apple Mobile software. When I try to connect (even bought a new cord, in case that was the issue), it thinks about it for a long time and never connects. Do I need to have a minumum amount of space on my hard drive in order for this to work (it's pretty full right now). Or is there something I'm doing wrong?

Since the latest firmware update to my iPod Classic (which is actually the latest video iPod in the larger form factor - not the new video nanos) - both Windows XP and Windows Vista both are reporting that my iPod only supports USB 1.1 interface. So if my BIOS or Windows settings had been set to NOT support USB 1.0/1.1 devices, they probably would not have even shown up in Windows. The strange thing is - this very same iPOD worked no problem in both Vista and XP on the very same machine - until the latest firmware update to the iPOD itself. I am still using the very same cable that used to work - it all showed up as USB 2.0 - now, only USB 1.1. I mention this because if you updated your iPOD firmware recently, perhaps you are experiencing the same thing. Check your BIOS and Windows USB drivers to ensure they support USB 1.1 because maybe that is what your iPOD is now trying to connect as - even though the hardware itself is USB 2.0. Just a thought - now if I could only figure out what happened to my new iPod that used to work so well.

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