IPod is empty but says it is full, iTunes won't recognize it

Hello,
I have a click wheel 4th (?) generation 80gb ipod. Yesterday my ipod froze so I attempted to reboot it. Instead of holding down the menu/centre keys at the same time, I held down play/centre keys by accident. Anyhow, the ipod restarted fine but when I scrolled down I noticed that there was no music! I thought I must have just erased everything somehow, but then when I checked the settings tab my ipod said it was completely full, not by songs though, or videos, but by "other". I connected it to my computer but itunes won't read it. It does appear in Windows Explorer and in My Computer though, but when I try to open it to see what's on the ipod both the programs freeze. I've tried all the restore methods I can, have switched to disc mode and diagnostic mode, etc, and have followed the steps listed in the reformat/restore articles on this site. I've also reinstalled the ipod drivers to make sure that it's connected to my computer normally (my computer recognizes it, and identifies it as an ipod, but itunes isn't interested in believing this apparently). I'm wondering if anyone knows of a way to somehow restore or even format an ipod without using itunes. And also, if I was able to completely reformat my ipod (which would make it a blank piece of hardware, correct?) is it then possible to reload all the menu software, etc., just using itunes?
I realise that all my songs and files are certainly lost, but just getting it back functioning with itunes would surely make my day!
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give.
Adam.

the bar at the bottom of itunes says (when ipod is
connected)
Used :1.82 GB =============== Free: 416 KB
I have nothing on any playlist or library on itunes
and my ipod had nothing on it. When i try to add
songs the message pops up saying i dont have enough
free space.
I have the same issue. I have updated software and restored Ipod...but it still says it has 1.82GB available (which is wierd because it's a 2GB model) and will only let me download 1.57GB.
HELP!

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