Ipod / laptop not talking

[LeedsRhinos]

My laptop and ipod have suddenly stopped talking to each other (for want of a better phrase). When i plug the ipod into the laptop it charges the battery but won't update the ipod. when i click on the file menu on itunes the "update ipod" isn't highlighted (bold). There is new music in my library ready to go on and I am getting frustrated.
Can anyone help please?

TIA

[fabemmy]

I have this problem with my Ipod at the moment. If you have the same problem as I do then the problem is in the usb cable you use to connect ipod to pc.
What i do is push the cable part that is connected to the ipod really hard and my ipod starts to show up as normal on my pc, If that dosnt work then the problem wil be different to the problem I have.

Hope that helps