IPod freezing my computer

Whenever I connect my iPod to the computer, anything involving my iPod freezes. iTunes will not run, and if it is running it will freeze. I cannot eject the device properly, again because it freezes my computer. Once I do unplug my iPod, I get a message about not being able to stop the device, and iTunes will open. I can't access my iPod, because I am unable to open "My Computer", because that would require showing that my iPod is plugged in, which: freezes my computer. I mainly would like to just recover the files off of my iPod at this point. I don't mind buying a new iPod, but I do want my files. Please help
Dell i4600 Windows XP

I left my iPod plugged in overnight, and when I came back in the morning, it still had not been recognized. I then tried to press the "Stop device" button so that I could eject my iPod, but again, nothing happened. When I unplugged my iPod, a message came up saying that the device could not be stopped, and iTunes unfroze.
I have had my iPod for just about over a year (the warranty expired probably two weeks ago), but I have not had this problem until very recently, and have no idea what could have caused it. I don't think that it is just taking to long to load, because If it were, it would have loaded overnight.
I have noticed that my iPod is basically acting like a "Pause" button for my computer. If I want to Pause my iTunes, I can just plug it in, and iTunes will stop until I unplug it. The same is true for the other 5 or 6 programs that I have been trying to use to recover the data from my iPod (PodUtil, xPodCopy, and CopyPod to name a few).
Dell i4600 Windows XP

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My 80 Gigabyte iPod Classic is freezing during navigation in ITunes, and seems to be following the pattern of other complaints from this forum on the Apple Support Discussions page http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5324590
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Thank You"

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*Check your iPod with Diagnostics Mode*
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Retracts: 889
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PowerOn Hours: 2202
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