I got lucky, but my 5th Gen works now!

Like everyone else, I did the 9.whatever update and haven't been able to use my ipod since. Itunes still worked, would download my podcasts and let me import from cds (was afraid to buy anything else from the store), and would play the downloads, but would not sync my pod. Not only would it not synch, but it erased my podcast playlists and some of my lectures from my ipod. I never lost my screen or anything like that.
Anyway, after MONTHS of reading what you guys have tried to do for a fix, but being afraid to try, I finally decided it was do or die. I'm running Vista on a PC. First I backed up my library file to an external HD (though I didn't need to since it was still in my documents file).
Then I uninstalled iTunes exactly the way Apple recommends. I tried reinstalling with version 8.0, but got the message that the library.itl file couldn't be accessed because it had been created with a newer version of iTunes. Having no idea what this was or what it meant, I kept looking around the internet and found a fix that worked for me.
I went to documents/music/itunes/itunes music/music and found my library.itl file. I renamed it library.itl.old. Then I went into the Previous itunes Library folder and took the newest file and copied it back to the iTunes folder. I then renamed it library.itl.
Then I reinstalled with itunes 8.0, which installed beautifully. My library was all there. I went ahead and consolidated the library. When I reconnected my iPod (using my ORIGINAL iPod cord, NOT an iPhone cord, thank-you very much!), I was told that the iPod was carrying another itunes library and did I want to sync since it would erase and sync. Do or Die! I said 'yes' and although the library is a bit jumbled, everything is there, my iPod now syncs my music and new podcasts and all playlists are on my iPod.
While I will defend Apple as a private business against any and all potential government intrusion, I hope my iPod holds out for a really long time, because Apple doesn't seem to give a fig about any of the iPod owners who have been made to spend hour-upon-hour trying to get their little bricks to work. It's not fair to any of us. We're a true-blue lot and they count on that. When I got my iPod working I literally sobbed - I had no idea how much I missed using it. Apple is this mega multi-billion dollar company and they tell us to get new iPods - their treatment of this issue is downright despicable and they don't deserve us as patrons.
Like I said, I got LUCKY with this fix because I don't have much of a clue when it comes to tweaking anything to do with computers. I sure hope this helps somebody out there!

I hope it turns out for me. When my crashed the last day on vacation, I about started crying. It's still messed up and I'm trying to work on it. It's only been like this for like 3 days but I'm really starting to miss mine.

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