Ipod touch recognized as a Camera!

I am using windows XP, have the latest software installed.
When i plug in my ipod, it says it's a camera.
I have disabled the message that pops up.
It is not recognized by itunes.
Or is there a way to get around the part where it asks me to plug in to itunes?

I spoke with Apple yesterday regarding my problem with my ipod Touch, and she thought it was because my computer was recognizing my Touch as a camera (unfortunately that was not my problem). This is what I can remember that she said that you need to do:
Start
Control Panel
Printers and other Hardware
Scanners and other cameras
Right click on your ipod
I apologize that I do not remember the exact steps after that but it was something like telling it to stop or ignore. She was going very quickly. I thought I would say something since this is what Apple had told me even if it is not the complete fix. Maybe if follow the instructions up to that point, and when you right click, you may see something that makes sense. It sounded like it was a well known problem. It defintely had something to do with the way XP was recognizing your Touch, and it had to be fixed within the Windows system.
Sorry about the incomplete instructions, but I thought that at least a point in the right direction was better that going in circles.

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