Ipod not recognized after installing itunes 7.3

I've upgraded to itunes 7.3 on my Windows Vista desktop and now none of my IPODs are recognized and I'm getting the following message:
"your IPOD needs to be reformatted for use with Windows"
I've double checked and my IPOD shows that it is formatted for windows. And, when I go to try to restore my IPOD, I get an error message saying that it cannot be restored.
I do NOT have this problem on my Windows laptop - everything works fine with iTunes 7.3 on my laptop.
Is this a problem with Windows Vista and iTunes 7.3??
Does anyone have any ideas?

macfixit.com has instructions on how to go to oldapps.com and revert to iTunes 7.2 :
iTunes 7.3 (#3): Downgrading to iTunes 7.2; Deleting and restoring the library for -50 errors; more
Downgrading to iTunes 7.2 For many serious issues with iTunes 7.3, the only viable fix is reversion to iTunes 7.2. Unfortunately, Apple does not maintain old versions of iTunes. As such, if you did not keep a copy of the iTunes 7.2 installer (as described here), your options are limited. Fortunately, OldApps has a mirrored copy of iTunes 7.2 available for download.
In order to downgrade to iTunes 7.2, follow these steps:
1. Delete the following files:
The iTunes 7.3 application (located in /Applications)
com.apple.iTunes.plist (from ~/Library/Preferences)
iTunes.pkg (from /Library/Receipts)
iTunesX.pkg (from /Library/Receipts)
2. Download and install iTunes 7.2

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