DO NOT DISCONNECT--files are in use by another application

I bought a video iPod today, and after downloading some songs from iTunes, my iPod says DO NOT DISCONNECT, but iTunes says the update is complete (but doesn't say it is OK to disconnect). When I try to eject the iPod, I eventually get the following message: "The iPod "David's iPod" cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application." I called Apple customer support and was told that they really couldn't help, because they didn't know what application was using my iPod. I disabled the anti-virus programs, but I am at a loss as to what to do next. Any suggestions?
Best regards,
David

I have this problem all the time. I've also tried disabling my antivirus. The only thing I can find that works is just try again later, and try to catch it at a moment when "the files aren't in use". I've tried enabling and disabling the "enable disk use" setting (I'm not sure it takes properly because the iPod always shows up as G: in both cases. When I have this issue, I can't use the green "Safely Remove Hardware" arrow in my task bar because Windows (XP Pro) says "The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later."
I can't update to 1.2 because of this issue. Can someone please help.
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