Ipod recognized by windows, but not recognized on itunes

Just got a new nano today and tried it on itunes. The nano is recognized on My Computer, but not on itunes. Tried switching USB drives, running restarts, updates to the newest itunes version, restores on the ipod, even switching connecting cables, but nothing worked. Also, when I try to click on the f: drive in My computer, the entire system goes into non-responding mode. Lastly, when new ipod is plugged in, we get a pop up with a flashlight searching and the words "autoplay", like it's searching for it. All of our other ipods work great on the same computer, just not the new one. We're going to return the new one and try again with another nano.

Re: Autoplay
Plug in the iPod.
Double click My Computer.
Right click on the iPod and select Properties.
Select the Autoplay tab.
In the drop down box, select "Mixed Content".
Choose "Select an action to perform"
and also select "Take no action".
Re: Not visible in iTunes
Apparently there can be numerous reason for this, e.g.
[Faulty iTunes installation]
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
[XP confusing Ipod with network drives]
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499
As a last resort you could try and re-format the Ipod manually and then Restore it using the Ipod Updater. I followed this advice myself when installing the Ipod for the first time, when the Ipod would not be recognized by either the Ipod Updater and hence iTunes.
The thread below gives details as to how proceed with formatting the Ipod.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=460669

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