Itunes won't recognize ipod *PLEASE HELP- I'M NOT GETTING ANY REPLIES*

I plug in my ipod, and it appears in My Computer, but it won't come up in the sources for itunes. I've tried it on 3 different computers and it still won't work. I put some music on it a few days ago and it worked fine then. What's going on, now? And how can I fix it?
hp   Windows XP  

You can try opening the iPod drive in My Computer,
and deleting the folder "iPod_Control" (this is a
hidden folder, you have to enable "Show hidden files
and folders" by clicking on the Tools menu in My
Computer, selecting Folder Options, and going to the
View tab). Doing this will delete everything off
your iPod (music, videos, games, etc) but after doing
so, if you open iTunes it may recognize the iPod
again and ask you to restore it (will likely say your
iPod is in "Recovery Mode"). Then do the restore,
and see if it's recognized after that.
That helps, but I don't have my music on anything but my iPod because I downloaded it all on a computer at a coffee shop, so if I do that, I'll have wasted about $175 worth of music. I'll use that as a last resort, but are there any other ideas?
hp   Windows XP  

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