IPod won't be shown in source list

Hi.
I succesfully intalled iTunes in my laptop but when I connect an iPod shuffle or a motorola rokr, despite I can access them by windows like any usb pen drive, they aren't displayed in the source list.
How could I solve this? pls
Bye.

Have a look at this and see if it helps: "iPod appears in Windows Explorer but does not appear in iTunes" http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716

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