Itunes 7 problem seeing ipod

Since installing itunes 7, windows xp picks up my ipod and shows the folders as if it were a drive. Itunes does not, so I can not sync. I never had my ipod set up to be used as a hard drive so I don't understand this change in behavior.
I wish I never installed itunes 7. What a mess!!!
How do I get itunes to recognize my ipod besides rebooting my pc with it attached?

Hi Folks. I have the same problem with my Ipod 3. generation 20 GB. My iPod shows its folders as a harddrive in WinXP but Itunes 7 does not recognise my iPod. This is realy bad. But i've read in a german ipod forum called ipodfun.de that you have to stop the "iPod Service" in the WinXP Service interface before you start your iTunes7. After that your iTunes will find your iPod. But you have to do this for each time. I hope Apple will IMMEDIATELY publish a patch for this important bug.
This is not a realy good advertising for apple.
Fujitsu/Siemens Windows XP
Fujitsu/Siemens Windows XP

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