IPod is not recognised on pc

I have an iPod movie and use a pc with window xp. I got the ipod in december and it worked perfectly with my pc. I recently got an external hard drive and transferred my music onto it and this works fine. Since getting the external hard drive the ipod would not appear in itunes. I reset the ipod and went through all the steps of setting it up again and it worked ok for 1 day. The next day i tried connecting the ipod and it was not appearing in itunes. When i connect the ipod to the pc it opens itunes but i it does not appear in itunes. I have waited several minutes for the ipod to load up but still no good. I reset the ipod, re installed itunes and it still doesnt work. I would really appreciate if anyone would be able to help me out.

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