IPod nano 2g is not recognized

hello, i have a pink 2g ipod nano and the screen is completely off (blank) and when i plug it into my PC, i get the "iTunes cannot recognized this iPod at this time". In the device manager i get the Apple Recovery (DFU) usb driver. I tried resetting it and nothing happening. It restarts, but still the same result. I cant do anything with it. Cant even do the 5r's. Any ideas? I need this iPod for Monday.
Thank you

It took me twice, but a full reset by pressing the Menu and Center buttons together finally worked, and iTunes saw the iPod nano.

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