IPOD Shuffle Won't Play Music

Hi,
I just received an IPOD shuffle and have seemed to install it correctly. I already had Itunes on my laptop and even updated it. The ipod is recognized by Windows and by ITunes. It even seems to copy the files to the Ipod but when I disconnect it and try to play the songs nothing works. I have reset the Ipod and uninstalled/reinstalled the software. Can someone please advise?
Thanks!
Windows XP

It does very little good to simply state that things seem to happen or not, or that things simply don't work. Describe exactly what is going on.
1. Why does it only seem to transfer music? How, exactly, are you trying to make it do that?
2. What, exactly, happens when you do it that way? What do you see happening in iTunes? What does the iPod's playlist look like? What messages do you get in iTunes when you think it's done?
As for the playing, more of the same.
1. How, exactly, are you trying to make it play music?
2. What, exactly, happens when you try it that way? What does the Shuffle do in terms or lights or anything else?

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- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so. There is a little switch in the headphone jack that disconnects the speaker when the headphone jack is inserted.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
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