Seems OK, but won't play

Hi all,
Tried to use my shuffle after a few weeks of not using it.
Turned it on and saw alternating green and amber lights.
Did the 5-Rs, including updating to new version of iTunes.
It seemed to work briefly when I tested it.
Today I tried again. This time it turned on, the light stayed green a brief second, then went off, but no music. I paused and played a couple times. Then shut off and turned on to reset. Then re-synced.
Finally used the restore function and synced again. iPod is charged. Still no music!
One thing that might be a hint: When I plug the Shuffle to the charger, I get a "Bootex" message from windows recommending a disk check for the drive (F).
I'm seriously bummed. I'm not a techie and have only had it since this winter.
Any help will be greatly appreciated - I've tried everything on the basic Apple help page.
Thanks.

You might be having a drive conflict: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499 Be sure to disconnect all other USB devices except your iPod, keyboard and mouse prior to changing the drive letter and use something much higher such as M or P or Z. And disconnect from any network you happen to be connected to.

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