Can't add songs unless I restore the iPod. (unable to write to disk)

iPod Shuffle 512
Brand new XL SP2 machine with all windows updates
The only way I can put new songs on my shuffle is if I (1) restore it, & (2) let it automatically fill. If I want specific songs to load I have to delete some of the songs that populated the playlist automatically & hurry up & add the desired songs to the ipods playlist because once it's done uploading it wont accept any more songs. It will give me that "Unable to write to disk" error. In a nutshell, the ipod will only upload during the initial session immediately after restoring.
If I come back the next day or even just 2 minutes later wanting to add an additional song I have to start the process all over.
This happened using the newest version of iTunes as well as an older version (about a year old) that I keep around because I know its stable & one of the updates in between caused my video podcasts to be choppy.
Anything I can do or am I stuck?
I knew I shoulda got a Mac!

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    06-sep-2012 0:14 
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