Ipod charges but isnt recognized by windows or itunes

Ok so I see this is a huge problem..so here we go again:
My shuffle worked before and all of a sudden Windows or Itunes doesnt show that my Ipod Shuffle is connected. When I plug it into my USB port, the status light is amber and thats all that shows up. I have downloaded the newest versions of the updaters and itunes and still..not working. And when I try to use the updater, first it said NO ipod connected and now it says Ipod service error...I'm not quite sure what to do now, so any help I can get is appreciated!

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i recently purchased a ipod nano second generation
(product)RED and it worked great but now (two months
later) the center button dosent always work and when
i plug it in to a windows compaq presario laptop it
charges but isnt even on the computer or itunes .
i tried using different cords and even on a different
computer please help me :[
compaq presario Windows XP
laptop
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