My Windows thinks iPod is flash/jump drive

HI PEOPLE!!!
When My iPod is connected to the computer, it never even shows up. my computer thinks it is a jumpdrive, so on the bottom right corner the icon shows up. The iPod never shows up in iTunes. Any help Thanks!
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I am having this same problem! I have tried everything. Any help would be great!

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NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
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适配器名称：          {E6238474-0F0E-4882-A736-658EEE96DF63}
描述：          Realtek RTL8102E/RTL8103E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC - 数据包计划程序微型端口
IP 地址：          192.168.1.100
子网掩码：          255.255.255.0
默认网关：          192.168.1.1
DHCP 已启用：          是
DHCP 服务器：          192.168.1.1
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租约到期时间：          Thu Jan 17 22:07:17 2002
DNS 服务器：          222.88.88.88
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已连接：          是
在线：                    是
使用调制解调器：          否
使用 LAN：          是
使用代理：          否
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