30 gig IPod Unable to eject files in use ?????

Hello everyone
I recently upgraded to itunes 7 and began having this problem...
my Ipod connects and syncs alright but after its done it goes in to a continuous loops of saying do not disconnect when I try to eject it mannally it says unable disconnect files in use by another application ....
It always worked fine before ?
I have rebooted my computer and reset and restored the ipod but to no avail..
Thanks for any help you can give
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Set the preferences in all your antivirus/antispyware software to NOT scan iPods.
If you are manually managing your music or have disk access activated you will have to set your software to not scan external storage devices

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