Ipod nano 6th generation not recognized by itunes

Whenever i plug in my 6th generation nano (the little one with the touch screen), iTunes tells me it knows there is an iPod connected, but it cant be identified properly. Ive tried resolving it with all the help on iTunes and nothing has worked. Any ideas?

The most likely culprit is that you have an older version of iTunes. You'll want iTunes 10 and up. To check which version go to the Help Menu in iTunes and click About iTunes. That'll tell you the version. If it's below 10 go back to the Help Menu and check for updates, install the latest version, which 10.2.2
If it is iTunes 10 or later, uninstall and reinstall iTunes. Here's the article that walks you through it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923?viewlocale=en_US

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