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I've had my iPod 4 for a while and had no problem with it until now. I recently just got new music and connected my IPod to the USB port and changed my apple ID while connected, (my apple ID was outdated and I already changed all my other devices to this one because it didn't work anymore.) After i did this i disconnected and reconnected my IPod and it would not sync. The device icon wouldn't show up and all that did show up was this glowing IPod icon on the desktop that synced everything to my computer. All my music seems to show up on the screen but no IPod icon or device. I restarted my IPod and updated Itunes and everything but nothing seems to work.
here is a screen cap of my problem:

Hello, sidcrosbys.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I would try updating the Apple Mobile Device Driver. Start with the section labeled Verify that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is installed > For Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 > Update the Apple Mobile Device Driver in the article below.
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Cheers,
Jason H.

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