IPod not recognised by Powerbook after iTunes 7.5 upgrade

I have just upgraded to iTunes 7.5, and am running OSX 10.3.9.
My iPod Nano (last generation), since the iTunes upgrade, is no longer recognised by my Powerbook, let alone iTunes.
Could this be due to the iTunes 7.5 upgrade? Can anyone recommend what to do?
Thank you very much, tom

First off, you're posting in the Windows forum ;p
Second, have you tried testing the iPod in a new user (if you don't already have another os x account, create one). If it works in the new user, you know there's something funky going on in your account. If it doesn't, it's something system-wide. Try that and let us know what happens.

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