Touch won't charge

My touch completely ran out of battery, so i plugged it into my computer. When i did so, the computer told me that there was a malfunctioning device that was detected, so i looked for the solutions it gave me. All it told me to do was to reconnect the device or replace it; gee, thanks windows. Anyways, itunes doesnt detect any ipod on the computer, and the touch won't charge. I have tried connecting the touch to my laptop as well, and got the same message. I decided to charge it with the car charger in my truck, but nothing happened when i plugged it in. I have read a bunch of articles from apple and they said when its that low on battery, it may take a few minutes of charging before anything shows on the screen, but its been over half an hour. Can somebody please help, i've had this thing for less than a day and i don't want to send it back in if i can help it.

Ok i just fixed it. I did the restart thing (press and hold power button and home button) and it restarted. I can't believe that wasn't the first thing i thought to do. I'm surprised that connecting to itunes wouldnt unfreeze it. O well, as long as it's working again.

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Wow, Kevin; that's a tantalizing theory! I don't like it (I *never* like to think about logic board damage for any piece of hardware), but it's tantalizing, as it would explain my pod seemingly charging out of thin air, and it'd also explain why my pod doesn't just DIE altogether from a dead battery.
I feel like an idiot: I have iTunes set to never sync automatically with my pod, so it never automatically recognizes the pod. I'll bet I could sync it if I clicked to "apply," as I've been downloading new apps since 2/21 (the last time I backed the pod up, mere minutes before it failed), but I don't want to risk not having a connection that's 100% and bollixing up what's on the pod now. (I'll be in the hospital for a day and will need something to read the whole time; I'll need an intact pod!)
Thanks for sticking with me, Kevin; I always like figgering things out, and your theory's interesting. I'll mention it to the Genius. It doesn't give me any hope, but not having any hope, I can always be pleasantly surprised, whereas if I go in all hopeful, someone can dash my dreams. This way, I'll prolly just have my expectations met.
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I have a 1st Gen iPod Touch
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contact me at [email protected]
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because i think it's confusing at first

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