Ipod Mini no longer recognized - can't reload itunes 6

We downloaded Itunes 6 this past Saturday but last night the system no longer recognizes that the Ipod Mini is there and says that the program for communication with the ipod is missing.
When I try to download Itunes 6 to reinstall, the automatic download never starts.
Why is Itunes 6 such a problem? How do I get back to a working state?

hi Andrew!
last night the system no longer recognizes that the Ipod Mini is there and says that the program for communication with the ipod is missing.
just checking something before we proceed. are you also getting an "Ipod Service Error" when you click on your ipod updater?
(if so, there's a chance we may be able to fix this without having to resort to a reinstall.)
love, b

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