IPod Shuffle 2G Won't Function

So when I plug my iPod shuffle into my computer, I see it pop up in the My Computer, everything is fine. I open iTunes, the My Computer iPod disappears, but everything is fine on iTunes. I go to add new songs and it tells me that it needs to erase everything because it's a new library, again, perfectly fine.
After waiting 8 minutes to transfer 1 song, the iPod tells me there is no free space, so I check the tab and sure enough I have 960mb of "other".
I tried to restore but I get an error message. I tried to reset but it said I needed a 32-bit OS, so I went to my laptop and reset the iPod just fine.
Now when I go back to the desktop, same problems appear, when I copy a song over it waits a few minutes and nothing ends up happening.
The entire time it's waiting the iPod still has a green light.
Is my iPod busted, I want to assume iTunes is at fault but I'm syncing my iPhone just fine, I'm now worried to **** if I want to update my iPhone to 3.0

Try downloading the iPod Reset Utility (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1238 or http://support.apple.com/downloads/iPodReset_Utility_1_0_4_forWindows)from Apple and reset the iPod and then try adding the songs by Auto fill.. This works for me...
But only problem is that when ever you need add a song, we need to reset each and every time and then Update the play list and then do the auto fill...
*Note:*
The process completely erases all music and data and reinstalls the iPod software version listed below:
* iPod shuffle (1st generation) - iPod Software version 1.1.5
* iPod shuffle (2nd generation) - iPod Software version 1.0.4
Best of luck...

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