IPod not being recognised on second computer.

I've recently bought a second computer.
My ipod works fine on the first pc... yet on the second the computer doesn't recognise the iPod, it just shows up as 'Unknown Device'.
Any suggestions on how to get it working??

I'm kinda having the same probblem. My ipod was on my computer then i put it on a second computer and downloaded some songs from itunes and now all the cds that i had put on it that weren't from itunes aren't on my ipod. I don't know what to do because all my cds are still on my computer but they won't go onto my ipod. Please help!

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