IPod shuffle 2nd Gen....Can not see in iTunes or Windows

Bought two iPods,one a Nano works fine the other a shuffle does not.
I can not see it in either iTunes or Windows,it does appear to be charging via the USB Port (Lights Blinking etc) but nothing else.
As I can not see it in iTunes I can not reformat or do any of the other fixes sugested by Apple.
Now silly me I bought the items secondhand but unused so cant take this back to shop!
Help,its really teeing me off!
Thanks!

Bought two iPods,one a Nano works fine the other a
shuffle does not.
I hope you're not connecting them to your computer
simultaneously ... if so, connect one at a time.
No connecting one at a time.
I can not see it in either iTunes or Windows,it
does
appear to be charging via the USB Port (Lights
Blinking etc) but nothing else.
WHICH lights are blinking? The only normally
blinking light should be orange...showing that it's
in data mode AND that Windows recognizes it
(assuming, again, that you haven't connected both
iPods at the same time).
It should show up in the system tray...
Orange light flashes,does not appear in systems tray or in My Computer.
As I can not see it in iTunes I can not reformat
or
do any of the other fixes sugested by Apple.
Now silly me I bought the items secondhand but
unused
so cant take this back to shop!
Help,its really teeing me off!
Thanks!
Answer the questions I posed, then we'll move on...
Thanks for the reply !
Windows XP

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From: austin, tx
Registered: Jan 7, 2008
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