Ipod worked on mac but won't work on my pc

Hello.. i first connected my brand-new 30gb ipod video on a friend's pc, running on windows. itunes detected it.
then i used it on a mac, and it showed in itunes too. now that i'm back home it won't show on itunes on my pc, but i can see it in my computer. could it be because the last time i used it was on a mac?
i've tried the five r's and every other solution proposed on the support pages.
the software cd provided was the newest version of itunes and same for ipod updater (2006-06-28).
mediamonkey found it but it's not as good as itunes and
help...please...i'm desperate...
Windows XP

Ok, I did this (found on these forums here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=418926&tstart=15) and it fixed the problem:
"If your iPod shows up in Explorer under 'my computer' try changing the drive letter:
-- Click on Start=>Control Panel=>Admin Tools=>Computer Management=>Disk Management
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