IPod isn't recognized by computer/OTHER iPod is frozen...

Okay, so I have two iPod touches. One of them (thanks to my little sister) got ran over by a car, and is badly cracked. But it still worked perfectly fine, except the ear bud jack needs to be messed with to work. Either way, my sister got one of the iPods ran over by a car, and it still worked for MONTHS after, but one day I turned it on and the touch froze. Like, the touch froze as in the "slide to unlock" won't work, but if I press the "home" button twice, it'll bring up my player and I can still make it play music. My background is now a picture of what looks like a rainy window. I would assume maybe this is water damage, but I haven't had my iPod in any water whatsoever.
The other iPod is perfect, only has a problem with the earbud jack.
But for some reason, my perfectly good, barely used charger won't work with my computer. It works on my dad's computer fine, but on mine, it won't. Yet, my friend brought her charger in which the plastic around the part that plugs into the iPod was gone, and the part was barely hanging on, and it charged. Anyone wanna help me?
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yes, i've installed the software and i've followed the directions. i have an ipod mini- i've done all of this before. nothing new.
charging. well, that's the whole problem now, isn't it? if the computer cannot recognize that i've plugged new hardware into it, it definetly won't send power to it, hmm? i had been plugged into my computer for about 3 hours, and NOTHING happened. so the answer: no. i haven't fully charged the d%#$ thing. i haven't been ABLE to do so.
uh, yeah, i know that i'm a human being. well actually, i could be some deranged mutant alien from mars, but how would you ever know?? ...wow... latex gloves? sounds like a possibility. i'll be sure to tell anyone who asks me about why i'm wearing them, i'll let them know it was you. thank you for the brilliant idea. har har har. oh- and how could i keep the clear film on the ipod if it actually came off after putting it into the lame, sorry excuse for a "case" that they give you?
i declare my ipod officially: dead. thanks for the help, though. latex gloves, man. rock on.
i'm returning it because it's defective.
the end.
sony vaio fs-620 Windows XP

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charging. well, that's the whole problem now, isn't it? if the computer cannot recognize that i've plugged new hardware into it, it definetly won't send power to it, hmm? i had been plugged into my computer for about 3 hours, and NOTHING happened. so the answer: no. i haven't fully charged the d%#$ thing. i haven't been ABLE to do so.
uh, yeah, i know that i'm a human being. well actually, i could be some deranged mutant alien from mars, but how would you ever know?? ...wow... latex gloves? sounds like a possibility. i'll be sure to tell anyone who asks me about why i'm wearing them, i'll let them know it was you. thank you for the brilliant idea. har har har. oh- and how could i keep the clear film on the ipod if it actually came off after putting it into the lame, sorry excuse for a "case" that they give you?
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