IPod Touch 1st gen suddenly not recognized in Windows

I have Windows Vista, and the 1st gen ipod touch. It was syncing last night but this morning I plug it in, and it doesn't sync. I get an error message from Windows saying it couldn't recognize the device, and to reconnect it. I un-plug then re-plug it back in, but I get the same error...oddly enough my iPod is not showing any error messages on its screen at all. I read the troubleshooting article and preformed the steps, with no help.

I'm trying two things, since we discovered a major part of the problem was my connector. I switched cables with my sister and her computer immediately synced my iPod.I bought a new cable ut now back home, my iPod doesn't do anything. It just charges, doesn't show up anywhere, no 'new hardware' notification shows up. So I will try uninstalling everything, just what about if I have Quicktime Pro? Will I have to re-enter my registration code into it again?

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