Can't eject

I have my Ipod setup for manual sync and when i try to eject it itunes says it can't eject the ipod becuase it containes files that are inuse by another application. What am i doing wrong and how do i fix it please help.
Dell XPS 410 Windows XP

i encountered this problem too. i looked in "my computer" to see if the ipod was still connected and it wasnt, so i detached it and it worked fine

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/usr/bin/drutil eject.
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Macdimitri wrote:
Hi,
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