Ipod cannot synchronise

Hey,
I just bought an iPod 30g and I had nothing but trouble.
First I had iTunes 7.0 wich said there was an unknown error (-50) and i could not synchronise (or something).
Now I have itunes 7.2 which says: The ipod can not be syncronised, the disk can not be read, or we can not write to the disk (well, this is translated from the dutch version, so it will probably be different from the real error in English).
As soon is I apply a setting or try to synchronise iTunes freezes for some minutes and then it gives me the error.
Even if i try to repair my iPod it gives an error.
I already tried:
-rebooting my pc
-installing the latest version
-updating my usb drivers
-using different usb ports
-re-registering my dll files
-repairing my ipod via iTunes
-Resetting my ipod via the menu+main button thing
I really expected a better product, I'm trying to get this to work all day.

hey, well i tried everything except trying to disable third-party software, but i can't see what could cause the error.
My sister has an ipod nano (first gen.) and I don't have any problems with that.

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And my playlists are still on the left side in my iTunes. They do exist.
let's just doublecheck this. folks get this message if they have "automatically update selected playlists only" selected in their itunes "ipod" preferences tab. so bring up that tab ("edit > preferences", click "ipod" while the ipod is showing up in the source list), and do a playlist by playlist crosscheck of the playlists selected in that tab, and the playlists showing up in the itunes sourcelist.
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