Please help, my computer wont acknowledge my ipod :(

ok heres the story
i got a new ipod mini yesterday as a replacement for my old one, i plugged it into the computer but it didnt acknowledge it at all. so i charged it up and tried again, still no luck, so i came onto the apple website and have tried just about everything they have said and nothings worked. but i think that maybe it is set for a mac computer and i dont have one, i tried to restore it, and it said to plug in the ipod, i did, but the computer wont acknowledge it so it cant be restored!!!
what am i supposed to do???
please please help me its driving me insane!
Michelle

Hi Musicboxdancer,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
If you don't have a Mac; it should be formatted for one. Did it come back with all your songs? You may want to look at...
Knowledge Base Document #61711 on iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes on Windows
Knowledge Base Document #93499 on Windows confuses iPod with network drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear
Jon
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