Extremely slow sync, locking up computer, new 80G Video iPod

When I plug it into the computer, everything slows down. Sometimes get the message "can't connect to Store perform desired operation" (or some such verbiage)
Tried all the usual tricks I could think of.
Never had this problem with my old 3rd gen iPod.
I am on a Windows XP computer, tried renaming it as a different letter hard drive, tried re-booting computer, tried unplugging & starting over a dozen times.
5th Gen Video iPod 80 G   Windows XP   3rd iPod on this machine

with itunes 7, the ipod gets its software updated when itunes connects to apple and downloads the update and updates your ipod. right now the servers are being hit hard and are so busy that you get messages like the ones you are getting. my suggestion is to try setting up the ipod late at night when there is not so much trafic requests for these servers

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