IPod locks up computer when plugged in.

I have a iPod Shuffle first generation and tonight it randomly started to lock up my system when I plugged it in. The odd thing is that it will only lock up applications [aside from the Finder] that try to utilize it. I've tried restarting and all of that hoopla. System Profiler will recognize the Shuffle, but iTunes and the Shuffle Reset Utility won't.
I am wondering if this could be due to the fact that I stored a video file on it in disk mode and played it back...

Thanks for the suggestion! It worked!
I went to my friends house who has a Windows system, downloaded and installed the Shuffle Reset Utility, followed through the reset, plugged it back into my Mac and reloaded it with music. I really didn't want to have to buy a new Shuffle, and now I don't have to.

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