5th Gen Snycs but doesn't charge.

So I've read tons and tons of threads about similar issues but so far haven't come across anything that was really of help. When I plug my ipod (5th gen) into my computer it is instantly recognized as a mass storage device and pops right up on itunes. It works as intended and I'm able to access it and sync it just fine. The problem comes with charging. I recently purchased a new computer and decided to just restore my ipod and re-sync all my music. The problem is that it isn't charging and runs out of battery before it can finish resulting in messed up data. I never had problems with it charging on my old computer and it also charges fine on my roommate's computer.. just not mine.
If I go into the Device Manager from System Properties in XP and go down to the USB Controllers, I can see that it is indeed 2.0 and powered. When I click on the different USB Root Hubs and click the Power tab, I can see where it says "Total power available: 500 mA per port" and down below where it shows what is connected and how much power it needs. I can plug in a mouse and it shows it requiring 98 mA or my keyboard which pops up as requiring 300 mA. This tells me that the ports are supplying the necessary power without any problems. Also when I plugged my ipod into my roommate's computer it pops up as requiring 500 mA and seems to charge as normal. All this seems fine but when I plug my ipod into my computer, nothing pops up at all in the Attached devices list for the Root Hub.
I hope all that makes sense like that and if I can clarify anything, please let me know. Thank you.

Hmm, upon further investigation my problem has changed. Apparently it is getting power. It seems my logic was flawed. What I was doing was plugging in my extra mouse and then finding the USB Root Hub where it popped up.. then disconnecting the mouse and plugging the iPod into the same port expecting it to pop up only it didn't.. it appears under a different Root Hub. Even in the same port, the mouse appears under the 2nd one down the list and the iPod under the 6th one. Odd. So it says there it is getting power after all. I guess I was just looking into my problem in the wrong spot.
It still seems like it is having a charge-while-syncing issue though. I've read that syncing/hd access is hard on the battery but shouldn't the 500 mA from the USB be enough to keep up the charge while transferring music? I think for now I'm just going to manually transfer a handful of songs at a time while plugging it into the wall to charge up between sessions. Doesn't sound fun but I'd like to be done with it.

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