My Ipod won't show up in Itunes?

Question

I have a Dell computer and Winows Vista. When I plug my Ipod in, Windows shows that a "disk drive" has been connected through the "remove hardware safely" program but nothing pops up in Itunes. I went into "Run diagnostics" in Itunes and it said that it couldn't find an Ipod connected. Then when I go to disconnect through windows, the "Do not disconnect" logo stays on my Ipod even though windows says it is safe to remove. My Ipod is a classic with the touch turn wheel, not the click wheel (2nd gen I think) and it is formatted to windows. It has been working on and off but then this same problem will happen again. If Itunes won't recognize it, then how can I even restore it? I have reset it and tried connecting via disk drive status. I also uninstalled and reinstalled Itunes. Nothing is working. Any suggestions? All the help I am finding online suggests to restore but I can't do that if it won't come up!

Answer 1

because its a defalt to itunes ur ipod got lost so now u got to go to last known good configuracion on ur pc then it will work again  

Answer 2

that would happen to mine to,

the issue with mine was that the cable had busted, & i had to get a new one.... maybe that's what's wrong with yours to.

Answer 3

Okay, hold the middle button and the menu button for exactly 30 sec while the ipod is plugged in then hold the middle and play button. It should have a wired screen. Itunes will recognize it but will  only let you restore. Do it.

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