Constantly restarting ipod nano

my nano keeps on restarting while im playing my songs, PLEASE HELP!!
things ive done:
-restarted my ipod
-reinstalled my itunes
-restored my nano
is there anything else that i can do?? if so PLEASE HELP!
Windows XP

Some Nano's with iTMS podcasts installed will reset every time you push the center button, so get rid of all your podcasts.
After purging all podcasts, update with the latest updater. I am not sure if the podcast problem has been fixed with the most recent updater, but you could give it a try.
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Hello,
I've searched past threads looking for some help with this and so far I've found little information. Has anyone found anyway to solve this problem? After disconnecting my ipod from my computer it just started restarting itself and now it won't stop. I've tried holding down the select and menu button, as well as the play/pause and menu button, and nothing. Anyone have any info? Thanks
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Doublechecking ... do you have the new iTunes 10.6.1.7 version ?
From the notes for the release:
iTunes 10.6.1 provides a number of improvements, including:
• Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view and syncing photos to devices.
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Hi all!
I have a 6th gen ipod nano. I wanted to sync it to get some new music onto it, but my computer won't recognize it. I've tried restarting it and resetting it numerous times, both plugged into the computer and not. I've confirmed that both the Apple Mobile Device service and iPod services are running. I've updated my itunes, I've updated my virus software (I highly doubt that is the problem, it's the same software I've always used and my iPod worked fine before) and I've tried any multitude of ******** "fixes" you can find in this forum or anywhere else on the web.
The ipod does charge when I plug it in, and I've tried 2 of my roommate's cords, so that isn't it either. My USB drivers are also up to date and work just find with anything else, including my printer, my cellphone, etc.
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     USB Root Hub
     USB Root Hub
     USB Root Hub
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Thanks for the question. The following article outlines troubleshooting information for iPod nano. While it mostly refers to the 6th generation, most steps apply for your model as well:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3474
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- If the Apple logo appears on the display, connect iPod to a computer and verify that it appears in iTunes and can play music. If iPod appears in iTunes and can play music, no further troubleshooting is needed.
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