Error message -"No disk please insert" appears when accessing itunes

This error message only goes away when making dozens of attempts to closes or cancel via task manager. Once it goes away I have full access to itunes. The message appears only when starting iTunes and then again when connecting the iPod (when the iPod accesses iTunes)
to try to correct this problems I have
1. searched for viruses
2. updated my CD/DVD-rom audio driver
3. uploaded and installed the 1.2 version of iPod
4. uninstalled and reinstalled the latest version of iTunes
5. reset my iPod to factory setting
Any other suggestions. Very frustrated. Just getting hooked on the iPod, but with this error message- I cannot even charge the iPod as it blocks the whole process.
30g video iPod   Windows XP  

David LB,
This can happen if a memory card reader is confused
by Windows with the iPod.
This article offers some suggestions on resolving the
issue:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499
Thanks for the suggestion. It didn't work at first. Then I shut down and restarted the computer and the error message did not occur, but just accessed itunes and the error message popped up again. This is really annoying. Any other suggestions?
  Windows XP  

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