5th Gen iPod Sync Error -48. Please help.

I get a 5th Gen iPod Sync Error -48 on my iPod.. I get this both on my laptop and my desktop computer. I do not automatically put music on my iPod but when I try to add or delete things it does not keep the change after I disconnect.
I cannot restore my iPod as most files I am not able to recover.
I am running XP and both are COMPAQ.
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Well I spent my day dragging files from my ipod to my comp..　And then nervously restored it...
I don't know what the problem was, but its gone.. hopefully for good.

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