Ipod unrecognized

I have had my Ipod Shuffle (2nd gen.) for about half a year.
It has worked fine for the 6 months until now.
When I put my ipod in the dock I keep on getting error similar to:
"USB device not recognized by Windows and will not function properly....."
Ive tried it on a Windows XP computer and a Vista computer.
Help.

I'm not sure what the original glitch was, but the iPod is working on the SoundDock. I'm willing (humbly) to chalk this one up as a "user error". I may not have had the iPod situated firmly enough on the dock when I first tried it out. In any event, my 3G iPod docks happily with the Bose SoundDock.

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