ITunes, Shuffle and Windows Vista

Microsoft is releasing Windows Vista in January. Are there any plans for the iTunes software/IPOD firmware to be upgraded to be compatible with Windows Vista?!? I've found that the IPOD Shuffle Reset utility does not install on Windows Vista. ITunes works, and sees IPOD/Shuffle, however get error 1418 almost always, iTunes locks up, can't transfer songs to shuffle, get error" can't read/write"...or AutoFill. I've found that if I use the reset utility on a Windows XP machine (have to do this twice)...then plug it into the Windows Vista machine, If I select "allow iTunes to automatically add songs to the IPOD" it works. But, can't delete songs from IPOD or add any new ones manually. I'm a developer, so this is a full release version of Windows Vista. Just curious, what the plans are to bring iTunes/IPOD in line with the Windows release, and if there is anything that I can do now to remedy this.

Oh, so the iPad DOES work fine connected to the same computer and the same port. I thought you said it did not in the first post, but maybe you got that working (or I misunderstood before).
NOTE: When things are working properly, the shuffle will not appear in Windows Explorer (except when actively syncing), unless you have Enable disk use turned on for the shuffle. So not seeing it in Windows Explorer may not be a problem.
Is this shuffle a new purchase... so it did not previously work for you on this computer? If so, make sure that the shuffle end of the USB cable is fully inserted into the headphones jack. The fit can be tighter than expected, and it may seem connected, but is not. For a surprising number of people, this was the problem.
In iTunes, is the sidebar (along left side of window) visible. If it is hidden, from the iTunes menu bar, under View, select Show Sidebar. When there are no devices connected, the heading DEVICES should not appear in the sidebar. When you connect your iPad, DEVICES should appear, with the iPad listed below. If you connect the shuffle, it is be added to the list under DEVICES. To confirm, you do not see the shuffle listed there under DEVICES, when it is connected?
When you connect the shuffle, does its light on the shuffle do anything?

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