PLEASE HELP! My iPod is not being detected on iTunes!

I know everyone is posting about this, but nothing seems to be working. I've done tons of research and tried it all!
Here's the story: My 1st iPod has been using the firmware 1.1.1, until I recently decided to update it. It was updated to 1.1.5, and the moment iTunes was restarted, it could no longer be detected by iTunes! My iPod has been working fine before the update, so it can't be the iPod itself. I've listed below all the things I've tried! The iPod DOES appear in My Computer, but NOT in iTunes (using iTunes 8, but I have tried uninstalling and reintalling different versions)
Things I've tried and haven't worked:
- Restarting the computer and iPod
- Resetting the iPod by holding the Home and Sleep button
- Uninstall/Reinstall iTunes (several times, on different versions)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1852?viewlocale=en_US
- Apple Support's 5 R's, and related articles
- Thread suggestion: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1821771&tstart=0
- iPod not recognized on laptop article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1401
- Starting/Stopping the iPod Service and Apple Mobile device
- Uninstalling and reinstalling the device in Device Manager
- Plugging into different USB ports (they were fully functional before firmware update)
- Plugging into a different computer (where it was also not detected on iTunes)
I believe my problem is maybe that I need to reinstall the firmware, but I can't do this without it being detected on iTunes! Any ideas???
I really hope someone out there can help me! I am so frustrated and stuck with this problem and have been going around in circles! Thanks so much for ANYONE's help!

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