IPod 30GB corrupted?

Hi,
my 5th Generation iPod 30GB has some problems with Windows XP Home Edition Servcie Pack 2.
Everytime I connect it to the PC it says that the iPod is corrupted and I should try to restore or reconnect it. A reconnect doesn't fix the problem and i am unable to restrore the iPod because iTunes doenst show the serial number, name etc.
can someone help? its anyoing because i cant update new songs to my iPod
Kind regards,
Benni
BTW: I tried many things from the Trouble Shooting Section, but it didn't help until now!

Hi Benni,
Try forcing your iPod into disk mode, by following the instructions from here:
Putting iPod into disk mode
With the iPod in disk mode, try connecting it to your computer for a restore. (hopefully, with the iPod in disk mode, iTunes will recognize your iPod's info so it can restore the iPod.)
If disk mode doens't seem to work to get the iPod properly recognized, then let's make sure that your USB drivers are up-to-date. In some cases, you may need to reinstall those drivers. See this for details:
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date
-Kylene

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