Shuffle 2nd gen not recogines by explorer and Itunes (XP pro)

After 3 days i have to admit that i can't fix the problem myself, i hope someone can help me.
I think i've tried all the suggestions done by Apple on their site, but my Ipod Shuffle 2nd gen still isn't recognised by explorer and Itunes (XP pro).
Below is the report from the diagnostic Ipod test (from the help menu of Itunes). I think it says all is well exept for the login procedure. (Since it was in Dutch i translated it myself). Does anyone know what the "error" means and what i should do.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Paradigit System Name
iTunes 7.0.2.16
iPodService 7.0.2.16 activ.
iTunesHelper 7.0.2.16 activ.
User is administrator.
Connected harddisks:
IDE\DiskWDCWD2000JB-00GVA0____________________08.02D08, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\DiskWDCWD2500JB-00REA0____________________20.00K20, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
Universal Serial Bus-controllers:
VIA Rev 5 or later USB universal host-controller, PCI-bus 0, apparaat 16, function 0. Working.
VIA USB Enhanced host-controller, PCI-bus 0, apparaat 16, function 3. Working.
IEEE 1394-hostcontrollers:
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller, PCI-bus 0, apparaat 13, functie 0. Working.
Loginformation from the iPod-service:
[SERVICE: 0x238,22:47:40 INFO] Started C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe (Thu Feb 01 22:47:40 2007)
[SERVICE: 0x238,22:47:40 INFO] ##### iPodService starting as a service, version: 7.0.2.16
[SERVICE: 0x628,22:47:41 INFO] Timed out... Starting device manager!
[SERVICE: 0x5C8,22:47:41 INFO] Listener Window created
[SERVICE: 0x5C8,22:47:59 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x5C8,22:47:59 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
message above [SERVICE: etc. is repeated 100 times (with different numbers).
  Windows XP Pro  

Hi MJ,
after reading a lot of posts concerning connection problems with the iPod Shuffle 2G I finally found a solution. A lot of people had similar problems because of broken or damaged connection cables, pins etc. but also because sometimes the USB plug didn't sit tight enough.
That's how I recognized that this was also the case with mine. I was able to move it quite a lot, even plugged-in. So I tried the second USB port that seemed to be a little tighter already. Nevertheless I still got the short amber blinking light when I plugged it in completely.
What did the trick for me was to pull the USB plug back out a little until a short green light appeared, then I pushed it back inside a little until I got an alternating amber light. At the same time iTunes recognized the iPod. Also the plug sat stable at this point and I didnt move it anymore until I disconnected again. In the beginning a tried this method a couple of times until it actually worked, as the point of the best connection seems to be really small.
So as it seems in the end it wasn't a software problem but one of a too loose USB plug. Probably buying a new cable could also solve your problem.
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