My Second Generation iPod Nano isn't recognized by my Toshiba Laptop

Hello,
I have a problem and I was hoping someone on here would be able to help me.
A couple of weeks ago I have bought a new Second Generation silver coloured 2GB iPod Nano. I have tried to hook it up with my Toshiba Sattelite A100 PSAA9 laptop without having iTunes installed, but while having Quicktime installed. My laptop gave the message 'new hardware detected, iPod', but then started the wizard 'New hardware detected' and searched for a driver, which it couldn't find. I disconnected the iPod and installed iTunes and tried to connect again.. Same result.
I have tried hooking up the iPod with a different computer that has iTunes installed and it works perfectly on there. I have also tried hooking it up with another laptop without having iTunes installed and that laptop recognizes the iPod immediately and requests to download iTunes.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling all Apple software multiple times, using a register cleaner to make sure all Apple software is indeed gone. Next to that I have tried all the suggestions on the Apple problem shooting pages, such as resetting my iPod or even putting it in storage mode, but it won't be recognised by my laptop. I have also tried the special tips for Toshiba users, but that wouldn't help either. I have no idea what to do any more. I could really use some help.
Thanks in advance,
Sanne

Hi MartyP680,
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
It appears that you're receiving a message that your iPod nano can't be identified properly, and you've already tried removing and reinstalling iTunes. You've also isolated this behavior to only one of your PCs.
If the issue persists, there are some additional tips in this article that may help, including verifying that the Apple Mobile Device Support service installed properly and is running:
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The "Learn More" section also mentions some other potentially conflicting software to look for on your PC.
Best Regards,
Jeremy

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