Ipod touch randomly connects and disconnects? help please!

Agh! I'm so frustrated! So basically, I'll plug in my ipod touch via USB 2.0 cable, and it on the screen the battery icon will come up like normal, then all of the sudden it will turn to my wallpaper like its not connected, then back to the battery and switch back and forth randomly! I've tried two different USB cables now and I get the same result with both! I know they work because my ipod charges fine with my AC wall charger thing. The next strange thing is the fact that whenever I plug in the ipod and it stays with the battery icon for a little while, a windows thing prompts that I have plugged in a camera, and asks what I want to do with it? I always just say cancel. Also if it switches from connect to disconnect long enough iTunes will come up with an error message saying something like "The iPhone "" could not connect... blah blah blah. (error code something similar to Ex80000035 i think.)" I haven't had trouble syncing in the past! It just started doing this out of the blue and all I want is to put some new music on my iPod!
Things I have already tried numerous times...
-uninstalling ALL things apple related on the computer and reinstalling.
-resetting ipod
-restarting computer
-using different USB cords
-using different USB ports
Please help! I really don't want to go back to the Apple store. Please and thanks! (Oh, and in case it matters, I have firmware 2.2, and the latest iTunes)

Hello,
A couple of items...
It's possible that a cable can charge an iPod on a wall charger wonderfully, but not sync the iPod to the computer. One of mine are in that "half-broken" stage, so I just ended up leaving it in the system I use to connect my iPod to my television.
Regarding the error you're receiving when connecting the iPod... is the iPod jailbroken? If not, try creating a new user account on your computer and connecting the iPod there.
Creating a new user in Windows XP:
1. Go to Control Panel > User Accounts
2. Click on "Create new user"
3. Follow the prompts to create a new computer administrator
4. Restart the PC and log in to the new account
I know you've already uninstalled and reinstalled Apple software, but this recommendation doesn't hurt. Open your Control Panel and go into Add or Remove Programs. Remove Apple Mobile Device Support and iTunes. Then, open up My Computer, go to your hard drive, and open up the folder called Program Files. If you see a folder called Apple Mobile Device Support, delete it. Then, restart your computer, download a new copy of the iTunes installer from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ and go through the installation.
CG

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