'attempting to copy to the disk IPOD' - unknown error occurred (-124)?????

Dear all,
My first time posting - my ipod was dropping songs so i tried resetting it and putting the songs back on. Didnt work so i ended up restoring it. I was initially on itunes 4 but then upgraded to itunes 6. Now - i have restored the ipod, cleared all the songs but cant put any of my songs from before back on as i get this error message after about 60 songs.
What happens is i plug the ipod into my pc, it says it is copying, updating but when it gets to a certan point (different every time), i get the message above! Also - youd think that the songs its updated would be on my ipod at least but nothing at all. And its frozen saying 'do not disconnect'
Please help me not spend £169 to fix my poor U2 ipod!

Evie,
I have experienced the same problem over the last few days. Last night, I tried the apple troubleshooting guide titled "iPod shows up in windows but not in Itunes". The reason I did this is that after experiencing the same errors that you have, I updated my Itunes and Ipod to most current OS, and then my Ipod was not being recognized at all! After 3 hours of trying to get the fixit instructions to take, I had to get some sleep. I still have no contact between Ipod and Itunes, but if I get the bug worked out, I'll follow up and let you know what happened. I'd appreciate you sharing your success as well if you find some.
thx
manitou

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