IPod got erased, and now won't connect to computer

I've had my Third Generation iPod for well over a year, and it's been fine up until this past month. It's been doing odd things, like freezing up and randomnly muting songs all month. When this has happened, I've just reset it, and it's gone back to normal. This morning, I started to play one of my playlists, and the iPod just flipped through the titles of each song, and then closed as if the playlist had finished. I tried resetting it, and all of my files got erased. When I tried to hook it up to my computer, the computer froze. The iPod still turns on, and seems to be working, but there are no files. iTunes and my computer won't recognise it, so what should I do? I've tried switching USB ports and restarted the iPod several times, even in disk mode. Nothing works. Out of curiosity, I went to the About menu on the iPod, and it says I only have 6 out of 20GB left. This was the amount that I had left when there were songs on it, but now there aren't. How can this be?
Windows XP

no my ipod's not recognised by my computer or any other program on my computer. so the only thing i have'nt tried is restore-in my ipod as it doesnt appear in itunes at all and i dont no how else i could do it. i have tried to make it work on both my old computer and my brand new so therefore its not a disk drive problem and i cant fix that even if it was because it doesnt appear in the disk managment section either..
_when i run a diagnostic this is what comes up._
** iPod Connectivity Tests **
iPodService 7.5.0.20 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 7.5.0.20 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device 1.14.0.0 is currently running.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
No FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controller found.
every other test works fine.
Is my 5th generation ipod combatable with itunes 7?
if its not how do i install an earlier itunes beacuse when i do it comes up with unable to because an later version has been install and what not.... arghh

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