Playing IPOD mini after charging battery

Afternoon all,
I have just recharged the battery on my IPOD mini on my computer at work and now when I go to play it. The apple sign appears followed by a folder with an explanation mark and www.apple.com/support/ipod
I have gone to the website and followed all instructions. I have even found myself being in disk mode on the ipod, yet still I cannot play anything from the music list.
Could someone tell me whether the computer I am using to charge to battery on needs to have necessary software (i.e. itunes etc.) in order to charge the ipod and all in all, can anyone help me get it working again please?!
Thanks
Damoredodno

Sometimes (only) charging your iPod from a USB port causes problems. My suggestion is:
1) Play your Mini until the battery dies (unless that has already occurred)
2) Charge it completely from via the wall charger
If it doesn't return to semi-normal after this, your battery may be shot. No, you don't have to have iTunes loaded on a PC to mount (and charge) your Mini as an external USB drive.

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