Ipod shows it is charging - but ipod not recognized by computer

My ipod mini is dead when not connected to the USB cord; once my ipod is connected to the USB cord, it looks like the ipod should be charging, but both my computers (laptop & desktop) are not recognizing that the ipod is connected through the USB.
I went to the store last night for service and the ipod genius told me it was probably my USB cord, since when he hooked up my ipod to his computer through his USB cord - it connected and needed to be reformatted.
I went ahead and bought a new USB cord - but that didnt solve the problem. My computer is still not recognizing my ipod.
Could anyone be of any assistance?
It broke 3 days ago and I'm lost without it.

Jersey, first off, it sounds like your battery must be almost dead (unable to retain a charge). If you are looking for quotes on having it replaced, I have found www.ipoddepot.ca to be very good and competitively priced.
As for the ipod not being recognized, it seems there is a lot of that being reported here, without any satisfactory solution so far. It seems like all are with Windows XP computers and I am beginning to wonder if it might relate to recent Windows security updates? In fact I think I will troll around the Microsoft site to see if I can confirm that theory.
As for taking it to a tech, I had exactly the same experience. The difference in result is due to the fact that he was plugging the thing into a Mac and not a Windows XP computer... Different software and environment, entirely!

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