HT1386 My laptop no longer recognises my iPod

Using the original cable, my iPod Touch does not seem to be recognised any more by my laptop. I have tried another iPod cable to eliminate the possibioity that the cable is damaged.
This iPod is only 5 months old ans has not sustained any physical damage. I discovered the problem last night when i tried to load another album played on my Laptop. When I plug the USB to my laptop, the iTunes program does not start as it used to.
Does this mean it no longer syncs with my laptop? Or what? How do I fix it?

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iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

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Plug in your iPad to the PC.
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Welcome to the Support Communities! The article below will help you troubleshoot the issue you are having with your iPod nano not being recognized in iTunes.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363?viewlocale=en_US
If you see your iPod in My Computer (Windows XP) or Computer (Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8) but not in iTunes under Devices, try these steps. Start at the top and work your way through the steps until iTunes recognizes your iPod.
If you don't see your iPod in My Computer, follow these steps.
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A Mac
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An iPod nano (5th or 6th generation) (and you see an alert message in iTunes when you connect the device)
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I have a new hard drive and itunes and my computer (windows XP) no longer recognise my ipod. I also had the problem with the registry keys not being present but this has now been fixed. However i can no longer link my ipod up with itunes.

When I first tried itunes with my new hard drive there was the problem with the registry keys but something also flagged up about needing a signed driver. Is this anything to do with why Itunes and my computer no longer recognises when my ipod is linked up? Whatever i try under 'devices' my ipod is never available to sync up. If anyone can help I would be most grateful.

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately this has not worked. I didn't have quicktime to begin with so I don't know if that makes a difference? After following the instructions, I get the "registry keys missing" problem appear again (which I've subsequently fixed again) and then when I connected the ipod I got the following message - 'Device driver software was not successfully installed'.
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Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
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However, after your remove the Apple software components also remove the iCloud Control Panel via Windows Programs and Features app in the Window Control Panel. Then reinstall all the Apple software components
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paying special attention to item #5
- New cable and different USB port
- Run this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
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I just had an interesting experience!!!
I looked in the root of the Ipod and found a file called "BOOTEX.LOG" which was created at some time when apparently my windows tried to check the ipod as a disk volume, like below:
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One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You
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Unrecoverable error in folder \iPod_Control\Music\F05.
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"Turn the PC off for awhile - about 30 minutes. Unplug it from the wall too. After the 30 minutes are up, open the case and remove the motherboard battery for a few seconds. Put it back in and reboot.
If you know how to get into BIOS setup, do that and disable Legacy USB. If you're overclocking, don't.
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http://tinyurl.com/2fwb"
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Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately this has not worked. I didn't have quicktime to begin with so I don't know if that makes a difference? After following the instructions, I get the "registry keys missing" problem appear again (which I've subsequently fixed again) and then when I connected the ipod I got the following message - 'Device driver software was not successfully installed'.
I've tried windows update but this doesn't do anything as '...the service is not running'.
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well, i didnt need to charge ipod cos its full battery,
restarting computer takes less than a minute,
restarting ipod takes less than a minute.
i cant reinstall itunes cos it has my whole library on it and i cant use homesharing anymore cos i gave the only other laptop with my itunes library on to my dad who took it to a friend of his about 30 mins ago. and also why would i need to reinstall it if i only installed itunes about 3 hours ago anyway? and its more like 25 mins actually cos i was already halfway through going through the article when i wrote the first post.
oh and fyi, i dont have quicktime.

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