IPod Photo Recognized by iTunes as Wife's nano!

I've had an iPod Photo for some time. I primarily hook it up to a single computer. Last week I bought my wife a nano. It synched up fine and I loaded up her iPod with tunes.
I've since had no problem hooking up my iPod Photo. Yesterday, I updated the software on my iPod (1.2). Last night I plugged it into the wall outlet and it updated with no problem and it played fine this morning on my way to work.
Today, when I try to synch up my iPod on my main computer... it thinks my iPod Photo is my wife's Nano!?!?
I've deleted iTunes (& cleaned the registry and defragged) and reinstalled... same result!
Any suggestions on how to correct this issue? Thanks!
jy

I have just one suggestion left.
Although you might not have the same issue as the title of this article, I suggest you read it.
There could be a problem with loading the 'iPodDriver.kext' file.
M
17' iMac fp 800 MHz 768 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.3.9) Several ext. HD (backup and data)

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