IPod being detected as Unknown Device

Hello, first off, thanks for reading this.
Okay, here is my problem:
My iPod worked correctly when I hook it up to my computer this morning, right, well, I unhook it and go listen to it for about 50 minutes. Then, I noticed the battery is a little low so I hook it back up to my computer. I notice that Vista is actually searching for drivers again, and then it says "Unknown Device.." error. I'm saying to myself, okay, okay, just reboot the iPod. So I do the 10 second Menu + Middle button trick. I hook it back up and still have the same problem. I, then, hooked it up to my PC - same thing. I'm now confused as to why it's doing this. I've looked through so many googles pages, I've memorized the Google logo colors backwards. My PC has XP running.
Can anyone supply an answer? Or should I have to just go to the Apple store and get it fixed?
Thanks, again.

Im on a PC using Windows XP. Everything is working fine for me. It might be a Vista update also make sure your iTunes are current.
Have you tried any of the 5 Rs??
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/ipod5gen/

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