IPod says there is no music after synchronizing although disc space is used

When I synchronize my iPod classic with my Windows PC (Windows 7) it does not show the music on the iPod after disconnecting from the PC. It says it is empty although the disc space is used.
When syncrhonizing, iTunes says there is music (blue bar) on the iPod. After disconnecting and reconnecting the information is show as a yellow bar and is not recognized as music anymore.
I have trown away the files and synchronized time and time again but everytime the same problem.
When I connect the iPod to an Apple computer it works correctly so it seems to be a windows problem.
Please help!!!!! I am busy now for a week and can't solve the problem!
Thanks

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See this post from forum regular Zevoneer for options on moving your iPod data back to your computer. Most of the tools rely on the iPod having a healthy database but as long as the media is there then the manual method mentioned towards the end should work regardless...
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