Ipod does not show in itunes and is recognised as a removalble disk by comp

ok so ive had my ipod since just before last christmas and it has perfectly until now. it is a 30 gig i pod video and this is the problem: when i connect it to my computer it says do not disconnect on the screen as usual and u hear that "blunk" sound to recognise that it is properly connected however it will not show in itunes in any way anymore(it does not bring it up after it is connected and when i connect it and even open i tunes it doesnt show on the left hand selection bar beside library and podcast ect.) and when i looked on my computer it says Removable Disk(I:) but is not recognised as my ipod
plz plz help me!!!!!
windows XP Windows XP
windows XP Windows XP

also for sum reason my comp wont let me dowload an ipod updater so im stil at 1.1 and the same thing with itunes

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