Windows will not recognize ipod nano anymore

At the beginning it was working fine, but after I left it for a week it stopped working. When I plugged it to the computer, the computer would not recognize it.
When I plugged in the ipod nano into Window XP, the following happens:
- Window XP lags and take a long time to display the message "new hardware found"
- my ipod displays the charging symbol
- then ipod shows the screen "Do not disconnect" and it stalls on this screen
- after awhile, Windows show a "safely remove hardware" icon on the bottom right of my screen, but it describes the recognized hardware as "Apple ipod USB Device at location 0"
Note that:
- my ipod is not charged at all after all this
- itunes would not recognize my ipod
- there's not hardware icon in "My Computer" and "Device Manager"
- my computer can recognize my friend's ipod
- I can neither restore or reset my ipod because it does not get passed the "Do not disconnect" screen
So if anybody could provide any help, i'll be very very grateful. =P Please save me.

Maybe for that one week that you left your iPod nano idle, your iPod software automatically updated and left you with some strange conflict.
Anyhow, your symptons sound similar to some described in this article:
http://screwdave.blogspot.com/2006/05/ipod-nano-updater-3-23-really-needs.html
Not sure if the solution presented in the article will work for you, but let us know if it solved it.
Your Knight in Shining Armor (<---hehe, had to add that in)

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