IPod keeps showing "reset" screen, won't respond - HELP

This is my problem. I was trying to add songs to my ipod, and unfortunately my computer decided to freeze. I managed to get iTunes shut down, and safely disconnected my iPod, but ever since then it's been on the "reset" (black with the apple logo) screen. I can restart the iPod through all the different ways, it just keeps going back to the reset screen! After a while, the batteries died, so I figured I could hook it back up to the computer and maybe iTunes would recognize it (it wasn't doing so earlier). No dice; it just charged the battery, and went right back to the reset screen.
Now, I've looked through this blasted support site, and haven't found anything thats useful or doesn't lead me back to where I started. If anyone could help me, that'd be amazing. I don't want to have to get this serviced if it's just a software problem.
5th generation ipod? Windows XP
amd something   Windows XP  

I am having the same problem, my ipod worked just 2 days and started rebooting over and over again, I even tried to start the ipod as an external drive but it keep rebooting no matter what I do.
I checked this support page and realized that this seems to be happening a lot.
is there any systemic troubleshooting process to deal with this?
thx

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