Ipod affears to be re-set to original factory settings each time I unplug

Hi, I recently updated both itunes and ipod, and now I keep having the above problem. The ipod is recognised in itunes, and my computer (XP). When I plug it in, itunes will open, then the ipod setup assistant opens. It will then appear to sync songs from my itunes - and by checking disk space in ipod properties from my computer, something is taking up space. But when i unplug, the language screen appears on my ipod, and there are no songs there. this happens each time i plug in or unplug. What can I do????????
Thanks, Lou
ipod   Windows XP  

my i-pod did something similar. it showed on itunes that the memory was full, but no songs showed up.
i just reinstalled the i-tunes software and restored my ipod. that should work for you too.
to restore goto
start > programs > i-pod > i-pod updater ->> then click on restore when the box opens. it should only take a matter of minutes to restore.
hope that helps!
liz

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