Ipod installation freezes at format screen

i tried reinstalling my 20g ipod because itunes wouldnt recognize it. message came up telling me the ipod needed to be formatted. it started formatting and the bar just keeps going and restarting. so far ive left it for 15 min, im pretty sure its not gonna work. any ideas? i went tto the site and they dont even mention any formatting involved in the installation.

Formatting the iPod shouldn’t take any longer than a few minutes.
First of all, try clicking on the little x in the top corner, which might take you to the next stage in the process. Sometimes it gets stuck.
If this doesn’t work, shut down the computer, disconnect the iPod, restart the computer, run the updater again, and connect the iPod when prompted.

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I'm having this really annoying problem of when I plug my iPod (120gb) into my computer my whole computer crashes, literally, I cant move the mouse, even the caps lock light on my keyboard wont come on or anything. I messed around with iTunes when it 1st happened and it worked again for about a week or so then it started to freeze up again. And I've tried all the usual 'resetting the iPod' and all the other stuff
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Try right clicking the iPod in My Computer and go to format? Does anything happen? Did you already do this?
Is the software currently installed and up to date?
iTunes
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Update iPod's Software
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