IPod Classic 120gb cannot be synched - unknown error 13014

While using iTunes 8.0.1 as I usually would, I unintentionally unplugged my ipod 120gb classic from the usb drive briefly. I plugged it back in and went to play a track and got the 'The iPod "ipodname" cannot by synched. An unknown error occurred (13014)' error that I've been reading has been affecting iphone/ipod touch users. I never have enabled synching though - I do all my music management through manual means since my pc is where I store my music - I just stream the songs off of my ipod when I'm on my macbook. This error comes up pretty much every time the track switches or just generally when songs are playing back from my ipod - not from the select few files that are on my macbook's local drive. It's horribly annoying! I can't ignore it either because the itunes icon bounces around on the dock until I click okay to dismiss it, and I can't switch tracks or pause with a keystroke or within itunes using the cursor until I dismiss it.
Thus far I have tried several things that were suggested in the iphone/ipod touch suggestions, including exiting the program, restarting the computer, restarting the computer and restarting the ipod, installing Applejack and repairing the permissions and clearing the cache, using the Disk Utility and repairing the permissions like that, powering down the system for a minute, upgrading to 8.0.2., and completely reinstalling (using 8.0.2 since apple has taken down the previous version).
I'm at my wits end here.. I need a solution.
Help!
-Kyle

I don't use Genius so its not a feature I have running.. I've tried every suggestion I've read (that seemed to fix most people's problems) and still am having an issue. The computer I'm currently on is running version 8.0.0 of iTunes and I'm not having issues though..
-K

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