IPod formatted properly but not recognised

Hey everyone,
If this is answered somewhere else - sorry!
I was cleaning up my hard drive the other day and deleted the ipod updater (silly me!) and that meant my ipod could no longer be recognised in itunes etc. I downloaded the lastest updater and restored my ipod (multiple times) and resetting but its still not recognised. I checked on the ipod and it is formatted for windows (as I wanted it to be). I think the problem is with the driver. When I check in the device manager it says the ipod is a generic storage device.
I'm really at a loss as to what to try now. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Lisa,
Deleting or uninstalling the iPod Updater software will not disable the iPod from syncing with iTunes. I recently installed a new HD, installed iTunes, but have not yet installed any iPod Updater software, and my mini still connects and syncs. Several times without issue. So it is most likely not the fault of that....
Try Resetting Your iPod
i while it's connected to the computer
Hold down the Menu and Select buttons until you see the Apple logo (or Menu & Play/Pause in older models).
This will often get it recognized. It may take several attempts.
Also See:
Your Windows PC doesn't recognize iPod
iPod does not appear in iTunes or on the desktop
iPod appears in Windows Explorer but does not appear in iTunes

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