Why won't my Ipod charge when connected to the computer?

IPod Nano 3G doesn't show up in My Computer?

• So, I have a third generation iPod nano with 8GB memory. I was sick for three days, and during that period the battery died. When I got better, I plugged it into the computer to charge and import some new songs, but it just said "connect to power". I unplugged it from the computer, plugged it into my wall charger, and it still said "connect to power". It finally began to charge when I plugged it into my speakers. I waited until it was fully charged, then took it back to the computer. This time, when I plugged my iPod into the computer, a little bubble appeared saying "the USB device you have connected has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it". I've tried every other iPod USB cord, every other USB port, restarted the computer, restarted my iPod, reinstalled iTunes, attempted to troubleshoot the iPod, and nothing has worked. I've followed Apple's instructions for repair, but that hasn't helped either. Currently, it is out of warranty and will cost me $130 for a repair if I send it back to Apple (which I'm desperate not to do). It plays music and videos and everything, and when I plug it into my speakers it charges. But, I can't get it to do anything else. So my question is, is there any hope of fixing it without losing everything on it, sending it to Apple, and paying over $130? And if so...what do I do? Any help would be amazing.

• Answer:

  Well have you installed the latest version of itunes? when i got my video a while back we didn't have internet, and so had the itunes that came when the ipod mini's were out, anyway we went to the ipod store and got itunes copied to a dvd! :P but you can just get it off the itunes website! i hope this helps, because if it doesnt it will probably be expensive to fix! D=