Please HELP iPod somewhat functional

My 4th gen nano is having some issues. It will not load past the language selection screen. I can reset with the center and menu keys which leads me to believe that it's not the click. but once it get to the language screen none of the buttons work. Also if u plug in the headphones and shake it, it will play music and shake to shuffle. Once the screen goes to sleep or whatever shake to shuffle doesn't work. I have restored it with the latest iTunes but it is still not working.
Can someone plz help me, it's out o warranty and I can't afford to buy another one. There must be a way to fix this. Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.

You have to sync your iTunes library content to the iPod.
See this iPod tutorial video.
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i got my ipod two days ago. ipod nano 4gb.
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when i unplug the ipod it displays the apple symbol and then goes to the language selection menu. after i disconnect it i also get a message saying that the file could not be saved to the drive because it was interrupeted or something like that and i should try storing it somewhere else.
so thinking that maybe this was it being updated, i let it plugged in all day while i was at school because surely that would be plenty of time for anything to load onto it. But when i got home today it did the same thing.
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I have tried it using my sisters usb cable, still nothing works.
Any ideas? Oh on one of my computers it doesnt let me uninstall itunes as well.
And when I try to open the updater to restore the ipod it freezes the application and i have to do controlaltdelete and close it.
I am SO angry about it right now.
Since i only bought it a few days ago do you think i could get a repleacement from the store where i got it or will i have to go all the way through apple.
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Sally,
OK since you using 2 computers, we will first focus on the one that will not uninstall iTunes, afterwareds we will get the ipod working on one PC first.
On the PC that will not uninstall iTUnes, goto control panel>add and remove and try if you can to uninstall iTUnes AND quicktime. Then go here and roll down to "Clean up iTunes installer files on the computer" http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976
Once done disable any antivirus or security programs, then goto apple.com to download and install the latest iTUnes.
Also on BOTH pcs make sure you have "ipod updater 06-28-2006" you can download and install it here http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/
Once iTunes is properly installed on this PC, you need to only connect your nano to the main PC you use for now so we can get it working, then we'll focus on the other PC if needed

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Put the Ipod Into Disk Mode
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Hi all,
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please help
going on long trip, want to use ipod for first time
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