IPod stuck in "do not disconnect" and NOT recognized by iTunes

I updated to 7.1.1.... and my iPod is not stuck in "do Not disconnect" and not recognized by iTunes.
I have tried the Toshiba "Safely Remove Hardware" -- and selecting the iPOD -- but, notice comes back "cannot disconnect now because a program is accessing the device."
Anyone know where I can go from here??? Thanks very much.

the same thing happened to me yesterday after downloading the new itunes 7.1.1 the do not dissconnect would'nt go off and computer and itunes would'nt reconize my ipod video.
so i left it alone overnight to empty battery completely.
the do not disconnect was gone in the morning then i recharged it and plugged it back in to computer and everything is fine. i don't know why it froze on me.
my husbands ipod mini had a similar problem awhile back and i did the same and it also was fine.

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I done the 5 R's and the only way i can transfer music is to assign a drive letter but that dosnt solve the my computer only itunes.
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the same thing happened to me yesterday after downloading the new itunes 7.1.1 the do not dissconnect would'nt go off and computer and itunes would'nt reconize my ipod video.
so i left it alone overnight to empty battery completely.
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my husbands ipod mini had a similar problem awhile back and i did the same and it also was fine.

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I have read these discussios and I can see I am not the only one who has these same problems, but I have not gotten any answer that would have helped me.
I just bought a new iPod Nano 4Gb, I had a 2Gb version and it worked just fine, not even one problem with it. But stupid of me I wanted a bigger one. When I plugged it in it wanted to update itself, but somehow in the middle of the process my computer booted itself. So when it had rebooted, iTunes did not recognize my Nano and updater kind of freezed.
And now I have tried every single thing in the list that could help. But my Nano just shows this "do not disconnect" thing.
I do not know what to do. Should I just return my lovely Nano to the shop I bought it from or is there some trick that could bring it back to life?
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I answer to myself
So I took my nano to the store and they gave me a new one, just saying that they had had a couple of those same problems with iPods. So I got the new one and wisely enough I reinstalled first iTunes and updater so that nothing would remind of the player that didn't work.
But when I plugged it in the same text appeared "do not disconnect" I could have cried. I thought it would go away if I just waited. Well it didn't. But different from the last time I was able to use Updater and I did see what was inside my iPod in My Computer. So now I just cleaned my temp folder and used the Windows Install Clean Up and reinstalled iTunes.
And after rebooting my comp a miracle happened, iTunes recognized my nano and I was able to transfer music to it. I am so happy!

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When i plug my NANO, I have this ''do not disconnect'' logo blinking and I don't see the charging logo. Why ? It does not want to charge. I did reset + restore. HELP !
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When your iPod is displaying "Do Not Disconnect" it is charging.
In the upper-right corner of your iPod's screen, you will see a slowly blicking battery symbol.
Or, you will see a battery with a plug icon in the middle of it, indicating that your iPod is fully charged.
When your iPod is displaying "Do Not Disconnect" when you connect it to your computer, and its been displaying this for more than a couple of minutes, you most likely have disk use enabled, or you are manually managing your iPods content.
In both of those possibilities, you will have to manually eject your iPod before it is safe to disconnect.
To eject your iPod, click on the little arrow that's next to its name in the iTunes Source List.
Or go to the Safely Remove hardware program in the bottom-right corner of your screen, with the System Tray icons. Select "Apple iPod USB", and click on "Stop".
-Kylene

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Welcome to the discussions.
Are you syncing manually?
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Music
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iPod from the Computer
JC
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If it is a problem than I have it too. Mine does the
same as long as I don't stop the device via the
little green arrow icon (USB manager) down by the
clock.
I never really need to use the Ipod when it is hooked
into the PC because everything is done through
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as a hard disk.
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Have you tried resetting your iPod while connected? Then, unplug it, and connect it again.
Have you tried putting your iPod into disk mode, then connecting it to your computer again?
Check out this Five R's -> The Five R's
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Hello,
My iPod is not being recognized by iTunes or internet
explorer. It used to, but not anymore. It just
dosent show up when I connect it to my computer.
Also, the "do no disconnect" sign does not appear on
my iPod when I connect it. It is still able to
recharge, though.
have u tried a different usb port?
I read that I have to restore it. I have tons of
songs in my iPod that I do NOT want erased! How can
I back these songs up? I have some songs on my iPod
that are from another person's computer, so if they
get erased, the songs are gone forever.
try this http://www.copypod.net/
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Michelle,
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