iPod appears in Windows but not in iTunes

This document is for Windows users. See the following articles if you have: A Mac An iPod touch An iPhone An iPod nano (5th generation)—and you see an error message in iTunes when you connect the device If you see your iPod in My Computer, but not in iTunes under Devices, try the following solutions starting at the top and work your way through the steps until your iTunes recognizes your iPod. Important: If you do not see iPod in My Computer, refer to iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes for Windows.
  • Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear
  • iPod touch: Appears in iTunes but not in Finder or Windows Explorer
  • iPod nano (5th generation): Error message saying that iPod ‘could not be identified properly’
  • Syncing contacts and calendars to iPod with iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7
  • iPhone, iPad, or iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date
  • iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Disabling digital camera notification in Windows Vista and Windows 7
  • iTunes for Windows: Gathering iPod and iPhone diagnostics
  • iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Disabling digital camera notification in Windows XP
  • iTunes, MobileMe: Understanding the Data Change Alert when syncing with Windows
  • iTunes for Windows: Troubleshooting iPod contact and calendar syncing for Windows Vista or Windows 7