Ipod not detected ANYWHERE that i can find

I was having software issues with my ipod- i finally got it to restore, but after the restore it is not detected- just charges. Tried putting it in disk mode, restarted my computer, reset the ipod while connected to the computer, i am running out of ideas. Does not show in the device manager or under disk management. Tried another computer to no avail. I have a PC with XP. Pleaassse help!!

Okay heres the final info for anyone still interested. After dissassembling my ipod to unplug the battery a couple of minutes and replugging it in (every time i do this i get a step farther) i was allowed to see my ipod on my computer, and allowed to attempt to format it to ntfs. This failed (of course), but my ipod cd let me format it to fat32 and i was allowed to download from itunes. Whether or not the attempt at ntfs had anything to do with my success with the ipod cd is unknown to me. I can say though that unplugging the battery DOES WONDERS. I went from a folder! icon to this only because of unplugging the battery. Keep that in mind if your ipod is out of warranty.

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