ITunes does not recognize new Nano

I recently acquired a 4GB Nano. Alreadying owning a shuffle and a Mini, I plugged in the Nano. It was recognized by updater but when attempting to apply the latest patches, updater hung up. Since then, my PC recognizes the Nano as a fixed disk and the do not disconnect flashes from the moment it is plugged in. I have left it in such state for as long as a whole day while at work. Additionally, when I try to eject it, the PC will not allow me to do so. If that wasn't enough, iTunes quit recognizing my Mini as well.
I have uninstalled, removed and reinstalled iTunes and Ipod updater several times. I have done the 5 Rs numerous times on the Nano and Mini. I finally got the Mini working again but the Nano continues to have the same problems.

I have had a similar problem with a 1g Nano. After leaving it on all day flashing do not disconnect I came home and restarted the computer forgetting that the iPod was still attached and blinking. When the computer came on an XP diagnostic window came up saying that the volume on drive was dirty and it was repairing the drive. Once that completed I fired up iTunes and the initial screen asking to name the iPod came up and then it started dowloading my music and has been fine ever since. I hope that this helps.

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