Using iPod as hard drive.. video of girlfriend accepting proposal will not

Hi there,
We've got an iPod photo, which we've used now for a while to store photos and video files when our 1Gb Compact Flash card in the digital camera gets full.
We've just got back from a holiday, and I've copied all the files (mixture of photos and video files) to the PC, and they all work fine.
However on the day (her 40th Birthday) when I took some photos, then 2 videos where she opened her presents and found a marriage proposal inside.... on the iPod itself it shows the photos, plus the 2 video files as usual.... but when I go to transfer these to the PC, it only copies the photos, not showing these 2 video files at all... even when you go into the iPod's drive through 'my computer'... it doesnt show the 2 video files.
Does anybody have any idea why these might show on the ipod when you go into 'photos... photo import.... roll #5... browse' ...........but NOT when you look at it on the PC?
I could have lost all the photos from the 2 weeks and I wouldnt have minded... but i NEEDED to keep this video.... I have short term memory problems and I'll forget the look on her face and her tears and the 'yes' she blurted out if I dont have this video to watch
thanks in advance for any help you can offer
3G iPod photo Windows XP

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