Error -48 "The iPod cannot be updated. An unknown error occu

ITunes wont want to update my Pod Photo, it says that "it cannot be updated, an unknown error ocurred" (-48)
it worked just yesterday, i tried reconecting it and restarting my PC but it wont work, i also changed the USB port it was in and still "Error -48"
PLEASE HELP !!!

I have had exactly the same problem. I tried reformatting the iPod, reinstalling iTunes but it kept coming back. It only seems to happen on certain songs though,. When I added a load of other songs it then worked and then I went back to the song it was having problems with and it copied. Now the only problem is all the artwork is missing on the iPod even though it's there on iTunes. Grrr!!!

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