Ipod isn't recognized by PC or ITunes, but it charges

Hey guys,
My Ipod has worked perfectly untill today.
I came home and plugged in my Ipod to my computer and it connected, but when I looked again ITunes was opened and it said:
"an ipod has been detected, but it could not be identified properly".
It charges, but it is not recognized and *when i open Itunes it disconnects*
I have tried everything.
I have reinstalled Itunes
I have changed the (F:)to (G:) and back again
I have reseted my ipod
I have changed the USB port
I have restarted the computer.
I Have done pretty much everything and it still won't work.

Have you updated iTunes?

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