Ipod nano currupted or unreadable

So problem is that after i updated ipod from 1.1 to 1.2 it is visible only on desktop and its file system is RAW. And of course when i try to open it windows says its curruped or unreadable. Ipod updater doesn't see it as well. And every time i connect ipod system freezes for a while.
I have tried to reinstall all software but again the same.
Ipod itself works fine except every time its restarted all changes what i made (for example some menus off and different language) are restored to default ( language - english, and all menus are like they were by default) and it starts in language menu (me to choose language). In about-menu it says it has 0 songs and 0 photos, and its free space is about 20 mb (that was true when there were songs and photos in it).
I founded that i can format it in windows, can't i?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my english!
ipod nano 2gb Windows XP Pro
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My Ipod Nano all of a sudden won't show up on my Imac computer nor will it show up in Itunes.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1410 iPod not recognized in iTunes and Mac desktop
I even sent an email to Apple but so far no answer.
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