How can I get iTunes to recognise my iPod?

Here's the story:
The Pod is in disk mode; it shows up in My Computer but not in iTunes. I followed the steps on the site-- i restarted Ipod Service, reinstalled iTunes, and still no luck.
A little while ago, I tried to restore my Pod, but the restore process went on for days before I finally said forget it and exited itunes and disconnected the pod, only to find it hadn't been restoring at all and all my info was still on the pod.
anyway, can anyone help me?
dell Windows XP

Thanks, but:
- I killed itunes, podservice, helper, etc. ran itunes, still didn't recognise pod.
- I only have one computer. (But I will try it on my friend's next time I get a chance.)
- 06-28 updater just says that it's no longer supported and I must use itunes 7.0.
Any other tips? Your help is greatly appreciated.

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