Big Problem getting songs onto Ipod..

Ok, my other Ipod broke and i just recently got a new replacement. When i plug it into my computer, it starts updating. However, after about maybe 10-15 songs, a screen will come up saying "attempting to copy to the disk 'mikes ipod'failed. The disk could not be read from or written to. Does any1 know what this means or how i can fix it. I have no idea why it would do this. Please help.

First, are you really using Windows ME as your profile states? If so, you must be using an application other than iTunes, so please post what it is you're using. If you're not running Windows ME, please let us know what Windows version you have.
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