Nano no longer recognizable by iTunes on either of my computers

This is a little different from other similar problems I've found here on the forums:
Until 2 days ago, my Nano was working fine (with iTunes 6.0.5 for XP). Then suddenly, iTunes stopped recognizing it. I tried resetting the Nano, same thing (and have read with amusement the suggestion to restore the iPod -- which of course requires its being recognized by iTunes!).
It shows up as a hard drive on "My Computer", so Windows sees it.
AND here's the kicker: This is true both on my desktop and my laptop, both of which worked fine a few days ago.
Any ideas? Or should I bring it into an Apple store?
dell Windows XP Pro

In case someone has a similar problem, look here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4466938#4466938
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