My laptop thinks my ipod is a digital camera?

Everytime i connect my ipod to my laptop it charges up fine, but it doesnt appear in itunes anymore. and my laptop only recognizes it as a digitial camera so i don't have the option to open in itunes or anything.
anyone else had this sort of problem?

el_supremo87 wrote:
and i've just tried going through the steps on the other thread and still no luck, the driver they suggest isnt the one that comes up,
so i'm still not having any luck with it
found another one for you to try http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1852?viewlocale=en_US
also, click here if problem persists
edited by the Jolly Green Giant (where Green stands for environmentally friendly)

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