My iPod Touch doesn't connect to iTunes

I've gone through the different troubleshooting, but nothing I try works. It shows up in Windows and the message pops up asking what I want to do with the device and all, but it does not appear in iTunes nor syncs with it. During one part of the toubleshooting, it suggested to change the drive letter, but in the section where it would show up and thus let me change the letter, it did not appear. I am not sure whether or not it is related to why my ipod won't connect, or if its just because I have windows 8. My iPod is a 16 gigabyte, and maybe one or two years old.