Not charging unless on docking station

my son's 30 gig won't charge on the regular charger...will only chage on the docking station....and then can't get it to shut off....please help
ipod 30 gig Windows XP

Fair enough. It's sad that I used to be able to do this though and now I've erased my music on my iPhone! I need it synced to my work computer, but all my music is on my personal computer.
But this also doesn't answer the question why my iPhone 5, which has been reset and only synced to my main PC, is not being recognized by my main computer when it's being used as a laptop. As soon as I am back in the office using the docking station, it recognizes it and I am able to sync, charge, etc.

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Bit of an odd one this, I have been living with it for a good many years, however now as I have discovrered the usefullness of this forum I will ask for some advice on the cause of this.
Simply my iPod will not charge when connected to usb, eg charger, from the computer. When connected to a docking station that runs off mains power it will charge. It holds the charge well.
The problm first started when I plugged it into a faulty USB port. The keyway was broken so I managed to insert the connector the wrong way round. This messed up the iPod and I wasn't able to get it working again untill I got it home and connected it up to my computer. From this point onwards it has not charged via usb.
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