IPod 2nd gen with Windows

I upgraded iTunes to 7.4.3.1 on my Windows computer and it is giving me this message when I connect my 2nd gen shuffle. It didn't give me this message before I upgraded.
"The iPod "Share" cannot be used with iTunes because it is not formatted properly.
To format this iPod so that it can be used with iTunes, go to the Summary tab in iPod preferences and click Restore."
I hit restore. iTunes appears to restore the shuffle but then gives me the same message.
I can reformat the same shuffle at home on my iMac without any problems. Like I said, this only started after upgrading to the lastest version of iTunes

I have a very similar problem. I switched to a new (Windows XP) computer, connected my 2G Shuffle and get the message "The iPod 'Enormous Cave' cannot be used with iTunes because it is not formatted properly.
Restoring from within iTunes 7.4.2.4 doesn't work. I downloaded the reset utility, but it can't locate the iPod.
I can still listen to the iPod, but the podcasts are getting stale.

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