Ipod not appearing in Itunes

Ever since I downloaded the new Itunes my ipod has not worked. I have attempted to do everything to get it back to working order. When I check in the device manager it appears as Apple ipod USB device but when i look in my computer it appears as a removeable disk. Also when I have Itunes up and then plug in my ipod to update itunes freezes and does not work. I have tried pretty much every document that apple offers to solve the problem and nothing has worked. PLEASE HELP

Hi
How did you resolve it? I just updated my ipod version and now it's stuck on do not disconnect when it's plugged into the USB and it doesn't come up in itunes - i've restored factory settings but i'm stuck - and I'm also fairly competent on a computer, but no expert! Any uggestions?

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