PC won't recognise ipod after updating iTunes

I have just updated iTunes to the latest version for Windows, and spent some time getting it to work again - I had to reinstall Quicktime (version 7) before iTunes would open. The new version would not recognise my iPod, so I downloaded the latest iPod updater 2005 11 17 and ran that.
The dialogue box asks me to "plug in the iPod to update it", but when I do it just sits there. The iPod remains in "do not disconnect" mode, nothing happens for a while and then the entire system crashes to a blue screen that explains that Windows has shut down...
The iPod is about 2 years old and one of the 40GB models with a plain wheel and the four buttons across the top.
Can any kind person give me a pointer what to do next?
Thanks
Nick
Evesham Laptop   Windows XP  

Could it be due to the recent iTunes update as I've just updated it and since then my iPod hasn't been working? :S

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