IPod only connects as Removable Disk (E:) and says "Safely Remove Hardware

I recently posted about this problem and since then, I have not been able to do a thing. I have done the 5 R's, and still nothing. This is very frustrating, I just want my iPod so update again. The music and videos are still on it but some songs just totally skip, and few videos don't work correctly. Still, even in disk mode, the iPod connects as Removable Disk (E:) and pops up into the taskbar as "safely remove hardware." I've read about formatting the iPod but I really don't want to mess it up. My patience is waring thin once again.
This weekend I am looking to go to the Apple Store to see if they can see what is wrong with it and get it repaired, or just get a new one. I'll post again on what happens. Any help about my problem will be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance!!
Matt
Dell Inspiron 6000 Laptop   Windows XP  

I've been having a similar problem with ipod software not interacting with the windows system correctly. I was having to go through the "Restore" defaults process over and over (for last three days) with no success. I went to the Apple Store, Genius counter at Westfield Mall today and the tech did a reset to "Restore Defaults" with no problem from an apple machine. He also loaded 2000 songs successfully.
I bought the 60G ipod with video Thursday this week and have been fighting with it since then.
At home, I tried ipod updater with Restore Defaults and the software failed and corrupted the ipod folder index file. I've been trying to do all this through a PCMCI Dual Link card (which has the USB2 port on it) and was getting all sorts of different types of problems and errors (like the folder with the "!") and having no luck getting the windows format through the "Restore Defaults" choice. In an act of desperation I decided to try a regular USB port (I believe it's the 1.1 version, but not sure) on the computer directly and was able to get the factory setting "Restore" into the ipod (but with a slower speed of data transfer). I rebooted the computer and then brought up iTunes to do the sync of songs which took about 1.5 hours (for ~2000 songs) but worked fine. I've shut down and restarted the computer a few more times since then and iTunes still finds the ipod on the same USB port and does the sync without issue.
I believe my problem was the ADS Technology Cardbus Interface Card (which has Firewire & USB 2.0 ports) and plugs into the PCMCI slot on the side of my computer. If I don't use this card and instead use a regular USB (1.1?) port, the wide variety of problems I was having have disappeared.
My 2 cents for what it's worth.

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