I've tried everything

I know this has been beaten into the ground but I still cannot get my iPod Touch to be recognized by my computer. I'm running XP Home SP2.
-I have usb 2.0
-I have itunes 7.6 (uninstalled and reinstalled at least 5 times now)
-I have the correct driver (something like usbaapl.sys)
-I've run services.msc and went through that
-I've done the eventvwr.msc thing too
-I've tried restoring it and that's done nothing
-I've tried reinstalling the driver located in the common folder
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How frustrating! My iPod Touch worked fine (i got it 1 week ago... so that means i sync'd it once), but the next time i opened itunes it asked to upgrade the firmware, now with 1.1.4 It stoped connecting.
Last weekend i went through many unistalls, installs, resets, erases, device resets, etc... the one and only tip that worked was:-
1. Log in using an ADMINISTRATIVE account
2. Verify you have the following files usbaapl.cat, usbaapl.inf & usbaapl.sys in the following directory "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers"
3. Single left click on START
4. Single left click on RUN
5. Type in " devmgmt.msc " then hit Enter (Don't type in the quotes)
6. Look for Imaging in the Device Manager window, and click on plus sign
7. Now you should see " Apple iPod " as a device underneath Imaging
8. Right click on " Apple iPod " then single left click on Properties
9. Single left click on the " Driver " tab
10. Single left click on " Update driver "
11. Select " Install from a list or specific location "
12. Single left click on " Include this location in the search "
13. Paste " C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers " (Don't type in the quotes) into the box below " Include this location in the
search "
14. Single left click next and keep clicking through until " Apple iPod USB Driver " is detected.
15. Start up iTunes, and see if you iPod is detected again.
BUT!!! One week later, all the sudden, I get the same message ("An iPhone has been detected, but it could not be identified properly. Please disconnect and reconnect the iPhone, then try again.")
But now the above instructions don't work!!!
WHAT NEXT??? Take it back to the apple store? I don't want to waste every weekend like this. HOW to revert back to the old firmware?
Ahh...

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