Help! everytime i put the ipod on the usb my computer restarts!

Question

Hi everyone,
i wanted to add songs to my ipod so put it on the usb, it told me that i had to update the ipod to be able to use it on my computer (??), so i did it and it erased everything, but then after that update now everytime i put the ipod on the usb, in about 3 seconds my computer restarts, like big black screen then restarts. i tried several usb ports, i reinitialized the ipod, etc etc and it still continues. what does it mean? please help me!
thank you

Answer 1

hmmmm. are you getting any sort of a blue screen, as well as the black screen, alex?
if so, what numerical and text codes are you getting with it? (ie 0x[zeros/letters/numbers] CAPSANDUNDERSCORES)
here's a reference on the sorts of things i'm asking about:
Troubleshooting Windows Stop Messages
if you're not seeing a blue screen (or just a flash of one), we can use this technique to make hidden blue screens appear for us:
1) Open your system control panel (Start->Control Panels->System).
2) Select the "Advanced" tab.
3) Click the "Startup and Recover" section's "Settings" button
4) Verify that under "System Failure" the "Automatically restart" checkbox is not checked.