IPod Nano keeps unformatting itself

One minute I will plug my iPod into the computer and it will be fine and recognized, and the next minute, it won't show up there any more! Someone please help me! I am getting really tired of loading my music onto this thing over and over again! I thought I finally had this thing worked out, and then last night when I tried to update it, it happened all over again and again this morning after I'd loaded on half my music! Someone please help!
Gateway 5210   Windows XP  

last night when I tried to update it, it happened all over
again
The term 'update' means other things to an iPod. I assume your use of 'update' means copying your songs over.
This isn't anything standard. Since you've had your iPod cleared out so many times, you probably won't mind doing it once more if it means you won't have to do it again.
Work through this page. If you get to the bit about 'restoring' your iPod, all the music on it will dissappear, but it does return your iPod to the state it was in when you bought it.
Can't guarantee this will work, but this is Apple's recommended way of fixing things and it really does cure most problems.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/

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