Download hangs on certain podcasts, movies or songs

I have several podcasts and movies that will start downloading. Then the downloading stops. The banner at the top continues to flash that it is downloading but bar stops moving. After several seconds of no activity the download stops. I can start another download again and it will take off and hang on the same spot in the file. Any suggestions? I have three iPods and it happens with all three.
Thanks...
30g iPod Windows XP Pro

This is when you're downloading the podcasts/movies to your iPods, correct?
If this is the case, have you tried assigning each iPod a different drive letter? This may not be it, but the possibility is worth a try.
Log off of any other users on your computer (and disconnect any iPods that are currently connected to your computer, as well)
Then, put your iPod into Disk Mode, then follow these steps:
1 - Don’t plug in your iPod yet.
2 - Go to "START -> Control Panel -> Admin Tools (if you don't see this, click on "classic view" button on the left panel) -> Computer Management."
3 - Click on the "Disk Management" button in the left panel area.
4 - Now, with "Computer Management" and Control Panel windows opened, connect your iPod to the computer.
5 - Right-click on your iPod's listing there (after a few moments when it gets recognized in this drive window), and click on "Change Drive letter and Paths". Then the "Change..." button.
Here's what it should look like:
Assign your iPod the letter "M" "N", "O" or the like (further along in the alphabet).
For more details, see this article:
Windows confuses iPod drive letter / Changing drive letter
Doing this with with all three iPods is the best, as opposed to only one of two of them. Be sure not cto connect the iPods simultaneously when doing this, and to also not assign the same letter to two different iPods.
If that doesn't work, have you tried turning off your firewall/internet security/spyware software, then try a sync with each iPod again?
-Kylene

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