New computer won't recognize Ipod

I built a new computer but neither Windows nor Itunes will recognize my Ipod Classic. I have tried everything up to and including a restore. I have tried using a different cable and every USB port. I even took it to an apple store and had it reformatted and it still didn't work.
My old crappy laptop that I used to use recognizes it as does my newer netbook which I am now using to sync my Ipod until I can fix this problem because I transferred all my music to an external dirve anyway. Strangely I also have an Ipod Nano which my newly built desktop does recognise.

As an update, I just noticed that my Ipod says it has no music on it even though it has synced and the netbook uploaded all the music to it.

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