IPod touch 4th gen will back-up but not sync?

Apple had me reinstall iTunes twice and it didn't work. I deleted iPod and then reconnected and got it to back-up but an error comes up in 5 (1-5) when backing up) that says,"iPod can not be synced. The required file cannot be found."
Would uninstalling iTunes and all the components help? Maybe some didn't load right when Apple had be take out and re-install. There are more components than just iTunes to delete so all of you need to look up in Apple support.
Any ideas? I am running Windows 7 on my laptop but the funny thing is my old desktop with Windows XP will back-up and sync it as I just tried it.

Try the following one at a time
- Delete the iPod Photo Cache folder. For its location see:
iTunes: Photo sync creates iPod Photo Cache folder
- Move the existing backup file to a safe location so iTunes has to create an entire new one. For its location see:
iTunes places the backup files in the following places:
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Note: If you do not see the AppData or Application Data folders, you may need to show hidden files (Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7), or iTunes may not be installed in the default location. Show hidden files and then search the hard drive for the Backup directory.
After a successful sync, you can delete that backup.

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