IPod shuffle cannot be read

Hi!
Major problems with my (now second) iPod shuffle. ITunes says it cannot read it (but it does detect it and shows it with my name). I have deinstalled iTunes a thousand times, deleted old iTunes fragments from my hard drive, reset my iPod a million times etc etc. Still the same problem. Does anbody know how to solve this problem? Thanks.

Big Show,
"ITunes says it cannot read it (but it does detect it and shows it with my name)"
So it appears in iTunes?
Check to see if the iPod is seen in Windows Disk Management.
Right-click on My Computer on desktop, choose Manage to open Computer management tool,then click on Storage, then Disk Management.
Is the iPod appearing there?
Generik
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