IPod not recognised on one computer but OK on another

I manage a number of iPod nanos for my children on my PC (vista). In the last few days, one of them (pink nano)is not recognised by windows nor therefore in iTunes. I tried by 60GB iPod and had same problem. Plugged in my blue nano and works perfectly.
Tried pink nano on my laptop (xp) and works perfectly.
Using latest version of iTunes and PC fully updated.
On PC, pink nano does not appear under USB controllers, but under Other Devices as Apple iPod USB device (with exclamation mark). The device status is: The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)
Can anybody shed any light on this please?

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