IPod re-syncs on USB device connecting or disconnecting

Hi All,
Having a strange issue with my iPod 2G. It connects and syncs with no problems, then I shut iTunes but leave the iPod in the dock to charge. Whenever I connect or disconnect a different USB device though, iTunes re-opens and the iPod re-syncs.
Not an overly bad problem in itself but a little tedious to keep having to eject it again.
Any suggestions?
Cheers
Bun
Message was edited by: BunInJapan

- Try another cable
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
Did you do everything here:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
Including
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
and for the computer in queston
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
different USB port?
Runs this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
- Make an appointment at the Genus Bar of an Apple store.
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