IPod Nano would not connect to Windows or Format. SOLVED

Ok, first post and I am just posting to thank those who have posted some different things to try, thanks to you guys, I have a working iPod Nano. Here is what I tried...
The Problem
iTunes would not see my nano and could not format the nano during install. Would just sit on "waiting for ipod..."
The Solution -This worked for me, so I hope it works for you.
After reading on this forum about problems and ways to fix them, I found out a few things. DO NOT install the iTunes that comes on the disk with the nano. Download the latest version off of www.itunes.com and install. Once finished, you will still not see the nano. That's ok. You need to download the software updater for the nano. This can be found @ www.apple.com/support/downloads and click on the iPod updater 2005-11-17. Download and install this program. After the program is installed, do one more thing before running it. (If you try, it will prob lock up, atleast that's what it did on me.) You need to check what drive letter that Windows has set the nano to be. My Windows install is set to E:/ and the nano was set to C:/ automatically. You need to right click on My Computer and click manage. After that opens, click on Disk Management and follow the prompts to change the drive letter to something else. I set mine to Z:/ since nothing is set there. After you have done this, run the iPod updater 2005-11-17 and choose the reset option after it has noticed the iPod. It will format the nano and re-install the new software on the nano. After that is complete, start up iTunes and it should see the nano and automatically help you set up some options. After that, enjoi!
Now, this helped me and I installed and re-installed iTunes a few times. One crucial piece of information, is to restart Windows whenever the software asks you to. Do not take this lightly! I recommend starting fresh with no iTunes or iPod software and begin at the top. Others have written good posts on how to properly remove iTunes and iPod software. Do it to the letter!
Well, that's what I did and hopefully it will help you too.
AMD Athlon 1500+, Win XP SP2, 1 GB RAM Windows XP Pro

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