Select button unresponsive and Windows wont recognize iPod Nano 2g

My second generation 4GB iPod nano is not being recognized by Windows. I cannot reset it because the center select button is unresponsive. The other buttons and click wheel still work. Also, even when it is unplugged, it has the "Charged" screen, indicating that it does not recognize when it has been unplugged, therefore, it will not even turn off.
Any suggestions?

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great. I have two identical P4 Sony Vaios that I
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laptop to the secondary, and the 2nd Gen Nano isn't
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Nano just fine on the primary laptop on all 3 USB 2.0
ports (I haven't tried my Mini recently), and I can
browse the file system of the Nano, but ITunes just
doesn't see it.
As I mentioned, my secondary laptop works just fine
with the Nano, both Windows XP AND ITunes recognizes
it and can update it, but I don't want to have to use
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put it in my primary, and ITunes will recognize the
Nano just fine. I can take the hard drive out of my
primary laptop, put it in my secondary, and ITunes
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the primary laptop in the last few months with no
improvement, so that hasn't helped.
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was under the impression that any drivers needed are
installed by ITunes, and as long as Windows
recognizes the device (which it does) everything
should be fine and ITunes should recognize it. I've
checked my services and there is only one IPOD
related service that I've found (it's actually called
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