4 ipods sharing music on ONE computer GET one UP the others GO DOWN

We run windows and have 4 ipods connected to the computer all with different log on accounts
We share all our music with each other
Problem
when we search for a song and click on it (so we can get it in our individual itunes) seems when you log on to a different ipod theirs is all messed up with a exclamation point on the song just previously shared.
Also, I have noticed when I search for a song I find we have up to 6 and at times 10 copies of the same song. Is there a easy way to clean up this mess and still keep all 4 ipods running?

Well, the fiirst option wasn't working because nothing will sync unless iTunes is running. Since iTunes no longer warns you before it starts syncing, when you move your iPod to a different computer, that means any kind of auto-syncing of my music was not an option.
I also got an error message each time I synced with my iMac after removing iPhoto from it (could not find a compatible photo program), which was already getting annoying. Removing Address Book from the iMac did allow me to sync contacts with the PowerBook and not lose them when syncing to the iMac.
Still, this was only 1/3 of what I was trying to accomplish, and I was getting the feeling that I was just fighting against the way this was supposed to work. So I switched to the second option.
This isn't too bad with the help of Sync Pro X, which I already have installed on my PowerBook for daily backups. What I'm doing now is that whenever I update my photos or contacts on the PowerBook, I run a Sync Pro X script that connects to my iMac and copies my changes in those two programs. Then I can do a full, automatic sync of my iPod to my iMac. Under this plan, I'll never try to sync the iPod to the PowerBook -- it's just a one-computer, one-iPod situation.
I've been following this plan for a week, and it's pretty smooth. It's not exactly what I had in mind, but I've come to think that it's the best approach given how the iPod is designed to work.
I hope this little experiment helps someone, if anyone is trying to do what I was doing.
Cheers,
-Arlo

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http://www.copypod.net/copypod.php
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