Nano is not recognized after major computer repair

I just got my computer back after major repair (motherboard and both hard drives) and successfully reloaded iTunes. It recognizes my Library and I was able to download some new tunes from the iTunes store. So far, so good. But when I plug in my Nano to update it I get a message from Windows saying the hardware is not recognized and it does not appear in the iTunes Source tray to download the new music. Can some help me please?

Did you re-install your iPod software, as well as download the new updates for it?

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