IPod not being recognized by iTunes or Windows XP

I just got a ipod nano for my birthday and I've been trying to set it up for two days, I've got the latest version of Itunes and I've tried everything I could think of and my Ipod is still not being detected by my computer or iTunes. When I plug it into my usb port, it starts to charge but nothing else happens, can someone please help me?

To resolve this issue i unistalled Itunes and quicktime, then looked for diffrent USB ports once found I put iPod nano in and re-installed Itunes and quicktime

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