Cannot remove iPod Shuffle from USB port

I cannot physically remove iPod from the USB port on my Dell Latitude (Windows XP Pro). The device is recognized intermittently in My Computer. Powering the notebook off doesn;t solve the problem and I have done the "Five Rs".
The deveice is physically locked - can slide it partially from USB prot, but it does not release.
Any ideas?

Wow!!! Take it to a Apple or Dell computer shop and hope they can remove it for you

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