Ipod not being recognised after updating software on it

i bought the ipod some 3 months back and it worked fine all these days until 2 days back when i connected it to my friend's computer to use it as a disk.
A dialog box popped up as soon as i connected the ipod saying i could either update or restore the software on the ipod....i chose update and then when i connected the ipod to my computer again,it was not recognised by the system or itunes....and though the space which was earlier filled was still occupied,i couldn't find even a single playlist in the ipod when i tried to use it... i gather that the files are still in the ipod,but somehow i am unable to view or use them.plz help me in this regard
compaq Windows XP
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I have the same issue, have you found a solution?
no...i am still looking for help regarding this issue

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