Corrupt iPod Control Files

My computer keeps telling me that my Control Files are corrupt. and every time i plug in my iPod i have to register it and give it a name before iTunes will recognize it. i tried opening the text files in the iPod_Control folder and apparently all of them are corrupt. And on top of that, some of the songs that i transfer to my iPod dont transfer all the way, it will play a minute or two and then just cut off.

I would restore the nano OS. With a new OS, iTunes should prompt for a name.
If the nano is working are you it maybe a corrupt file on you pc. I would try the 5R's http://www.apple.com/support/
This should work.

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