ITune 9.1.1 (12) does not recognize iPod Touch

Question

I tried to add new music onto my iPod touch today, and found that iTunes did not recognize my iPod. I even used three different USB cords to connect. I cannot update to a new version of iTunes because my OS is so old (I am waiting for the summer 2011 release of Lion).
My iPod turns on when it is plugged in to my computer, but does not charge or initiate iTunes to open. It worked fine one month ago! What can I do to resolve this?

Answer 1

It says 9.1.1(11) -- and the update check says it's there are no updates for me.
Looking through the drivers that are associated with the iPod, I get:
\system32\drivers\WpdMtpDr.dll
\system32\drivers\WpdUSB.dll
\system32\drivers\WUDFRd.sys
\system32\WpdConns.dll
\system32\WpdMtp.dll
\system32\WpdMtpUS.dll
No USBaApl.sys at all.
An attempt to auto-update the driver and by manually pointing to the \system32\drivers\ directory yields:
Best driver already installed -- Digital Still Camera
Without an .inf file to easily associate to the iPod, it's hard to choose which of the device drivers to force the usbaaple.sys to the iPod -- I can't choose .sys files, only .infs.
Of the device types:
(Standard MTP-Compliant Device)
--Kodak DC4800 Zoom Digital Camera
--Kodak DC4800 Zoom Digital Camera
--Kodak Digital Camera
--Kodak Digital Camera
--MTP Device Version: 6.0.6000.16386 [6/21/2006]
--MTP Device Version: 6.0.6000.18000 [6/21/2006]
(Standard MTP-compliant devices)
--Digital Still Camera *What Vista thinks the iPod is
--Digital Still Camera
--MTP Device
--MTP Device
--MTP IP Device
--MTP IP Device
(Standard Windows Mobile device)
--Windows Mobile device
(WPD file system device)
--Microsoft WPD FileSystem Volume Driver
Outside of the Kodak drivers, I've no idea which one would be best suited for the iPod, and I suspect none of them will work. I should note, the iTunes did recognize the iPod at some point. Thankfully, I only sync'ed to the iPod instead of maintaining a portion of my library on the iPod Touch (I lost some tracks on an iPod Mini when slipped off the jack and hit the ground, crashing the hard drive); I don't have any photos or videos on it.