Ipod connects- immediately disconnects. No time to sync!

Apple, If you're looking HELP!
I've seen numerous people with the same problem and NO RESOLUTION!
All of a sudden for no reason when the ipod is conntected, it connects for 2 seconds then immediately disconnects for no reason. It doesn't even have time to sync with I tunes. Any suggestions? I don't really want to reinstall iTunes. I have over 60GB of music and it is a long pain in the butt to reload.
Dell inpsiron 531, AMD 6000x2, Vista Premium.

The same thing happened to me.
First of all, close itunes. Then press ctrlaltdelete so the task manager comes up
then go to the processes tab and find a process called "iTunesHelper.exe" in the list
Then Click it and click "End Process" on the bottom.
After that, connect your ipod and itunes shouldnt show up.
The ipod is supposed to stay connected.
Click start and right click "computer" and click "manage". A window is supposed to show up.
In the right pane, click Disk Management. It will take a while to load up.
On the list of drives at the top, you are supposed to see your ipod listed in there somewhere.
Right click it and click "Change Drive Letter and Paths" and a small window will pop up.
there is only supposed to be one thing on the list. Click it and click "Change".
Select the first option ("Assign The Following Drive Letter") and on the drop down menu right next to it, change the letter to some other letter.
Then click "OK" and click "OK" again, and then eject your ipod through the safely remove ipod thing or through my computer (dont open itunes).
Then restart your computer and connect your ipod again.
It should be working.
Well, it was working for me when I did that

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