Ipod nano not charging or being recognized by windows

have windows xp pro
cannot get ipod nano to charge or be recognized by windows
left it connected for the past couple hours
had to get a 2.0 usb pci card, other things are connected and working in the new card, its connected directly to the card

Ok go ahead and try and reset the ipod while it is plugged into the card you have for usb 2.0. You reset the ipod by moving the hold switch on top of the ipod a couple of times until it is white. Once you have done that go ahead and hold down the menu and the center select button for 6-10 seconds until you see the apple logo. After you see the apple logo let go of the buttons and see if the ipod is showing up.
Another thing you could try is taking the ipod to another computer and see if it shows up on that computer.
Also remove any other usb devices from the computer except the mouse and the keyboard.
If you still have this problem type in on the support web site msconfig and try that. If none of these steps help you take the ipod to the nearest apple store, or contact technical support and have the ipod sent in for repair.

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If you check other error problems linked to this issue (example errors 1437 and 1439), you will note that these recognition issues have been prevalent for a lot of iPods (not only nanos and suffles) since iTunes version 7.5 went away. Seems like Apple doesn't have a clue, and doesn't want to have a clue. Many people all over the world have come up with things that have worked for them, but none of those fixes are working for me any more. Maybe this is just Apple's way of forcing people to buy their brand computers. It stinks. I am at a total loss as to what to do to get my Nano recognized at all in iTunes, and my Shuffles to sync. Obviously we are all venting our frustrations on an Apple hosted discussion board. Equally obvious is that no one at Apple is reading this stuff, further displaying that Apple simply does NOT CARE.
If I ever in the next couple of years or so (see, I am not very optimistic) get an HONEST answer out of Apple, or a workable solution elsewhere around the internet, I'll do a follow-up post here. But, I am not very hopeful. I think my iPods have just become expensive chunks of junk, because I am NOT going to buy an Apple computer just for them.
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My iPod nano won't charge at all, and I have Windows XP. After I plug my nano into my computer via USB, a white screen comes up on the nano that shows a "dead" iPod and the address for the Apple support website. Then the screen goes to the depleted battery icon, with the lightning bolt at the far left side of the battery sign(which isn't blinking). I've had my iPod plugged into my computer for over 4 hours, and nothing seems to be happening. Once in a while, the white screen with the dead iPod comes back up, but the battery still won't charge. If anyone could help me with this, I'd appreciate it! Thanks very much.

Hi MsMayZ,
I don´t want to sound negative, but that seems like a typical Windows XP problem.
When I received my first Shuffle, it did not work on my XP machine, making me think that there´s a problem with the device. But then, I had the chance to setup a new PC from scratch (XP Pro, SP 2 etc.) and suddenly, the Shuffle worked like a charm. The same happened with my two Nanos.
Windows XP obviously has some serious issues with USB on some machines or under some circumstances which are unfortunately nearly impossible to detect. Let me add, that all of a sudden, an USB scanner refused to work on one XP machine after updating it. With all the help I could get (hotline, Google, manufacturer support), there was no chance getting it back to work - nobody seems to know why...
I know this sounds not very encouraging, but from my experience, if the Nano does not work, it´s most likely a scrambled XP installation
(I am about to remove all USB stuff from the device manager and let XP reinstall it - but I am not sure if this will work...)
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