Ipod Nano won't connect to windows vista

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ive had an ipod nano 3rd gen for xmas and my hewlett packard pc with windows vista operating system wont recognise the ipod thus meaning im sat here wiv a shiny new ipod with absolutely nothing on it SOB SOB
please someone help meeeee
cheers Paul

Your speaker has probably auto connected to your phone so the Nano can't see it. Turn off BT on your phone and any other BT devices you've connected with, put the speaker in pairing mode and try again.

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