IPod recognized by computer but freezes My Computer

I plug in the iPod it comes up with the usual do not disconnect but when it connects it doesn't show up in iTunes, so when i go onto my computer it comes up with a new drive but doesn't call it iPod and then freezes. After a while a window comes up saying autoplay which tries to do something then goes off again. It then says iPod needs formatting as its corrupted, great I think, it starts up the ipod updater so i can reformat it but no, it freezes. Tried all the fixes, is it well and truely broke??

i'm not sure whether we have the same problem.
my itunes doesnt even register that the ipod is there it just freezes straight away when i plug it in.
now and again on the ipod it'll have the little syncing circle but itunes is completely frozen.

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