Ipod does not connect to computer or show up in itunes

I plug my ipod into the computer and it does not show up in itunes. It worked when I first bought it 3 months ago and suddenly will not connect...
I have tried other computers as well as rebooting and then connecting but still nothing...
It is incredibly frustrating. Any ideas?

Same Problem. I have a 4 year old 40G click wheel. all was fine until today. now when i connect to my PC i do not hear the audible tone and nothing happens except my iPod turns on but i do not get the "Do not Disconnet" message and my iPod does NOT show up in iTunes. also, it causes my computer to lock up and i have to turn off the computer and reboot just to use my computer. tried reset; tried the disk mode. still not working. it did this yesterday once and i reset my iPod and all was fine. today, that doesn't work. any ideas????
HP nc6320 Windows XP
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
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