Ipod shuffle appearing on desktop but not in itunes?

Hi I have a second generation ipod shuffle, which when connected appears on my imac desktop. It automatically opens itunes but does not appear in itunes. I have used the disk utility to repair it, checked for updates, reset the shuffle yet to no avail... any suggestions please would be greatly appreciated

OK, I restarted the powerbook with the ipod plugged into the computer. Previously I had been plugging the iPod into an active computer. And lo and behold it is now recognized by iTunes. I'm not marking the Question as answered, because it may not work next time.

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