IPod not detected by windows

Hi,
Windows Vista Business SP1 + iPod 5th Generation 60GB
My iPod cannot be detected at all by Windows. Normally when you plug an iPod into a Windows OS it will prompt to show a new plug & play device and install drivers. However when I plug my iPod in nothing appears on screen at all. I have tried the following:
Rebuilt PC
Tried all USB ports
Tried different connection cable
Tried multiple pc's (XP and Vista the same - no prompt)
Reset iPod (Menu + Select)
Force iPod into disk mode (reset then Select + Play)
Scanned for new hardware in device manager (no new devices - i.e. iPod)
Checked Disk Management (no extra disks)
The iPod does charge when connected which would indicate a connection on power pins of USB.
I'm not sure if this is the cause but I had recently docked the iPod into a Kenmark LCD TV with iPod dock built in see link http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/488739/KENMARK-22LVD00DI
I have since tried docking it in there again and the TV read the iPod. So that would suggest the data pins on the iPod's connector are working also.
I'm really all out of ideas with this. I have seen similar issues posted but with no resolution. Most posts seem to be issues after this stage once Windows has detected an iPod (device in device manager) i.e. driver issues etc.
Has anyone else got this issue? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as I'm now facing buying a new iPod classic to replace.
Thanks
Billy

Same situation here.
Ipod works fine, plug it it to my vista system to sink....no go
Works fine with my laptop, but thats not where my libary is
Tried several usb ports...
switched cables...
tried the diagnostics
even restored the ipod, using my laptop.
Repeatedly uninstalled and then reinstalled Itunes 8.02
Nada
Through all this the ipod shows up in the Device Manager, but not as a drive, and not in Itunes.
Now here's the really bizare part:
I fired up my VMware XP machine...on the vista machine that wont recognize the ipod.....AND THE XP VMWARE MACHINE RECOGNIZES IT JUST FINE - using the same usb port that the host vista machine will not recognize it on.
So what i'm pondering is this
Most of my Itunes library is actyually on a 1TB external USB drive....
so maybe i could just copy my itunes library files to the VMware machine, and mount the USB drive to the vmware machine....and do my syncing there
Lot of work I admit....but short of a complete reinstall of Vista....Im not sure what to do now....

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