IPod Video - Adding Video Troubles

First of all, let me state that I have searched and searched through the FAQ's, and have not found one bit of information that can help.
I bought my iPod Video two days ago and had problems with it right away. I bought this for the video capability, and I've yet to figure it out. I cannot add my videos to it. I have succeeded in getting 4 on, but all of them have no sound, and I dont know how to fix it. I've been toiling with this for many an hour, and nothing I do works. I have tried:
-Converting using a different program (videora)
-Converting in iTunes
-Syncing form iTunes (many diferent ways)
Nothing has worked, and I'm very frustrated. It seems every answer involves buying a mac or buying Quicktime pro, which I dont' want to (or can't) do.
Windows XP

I know many people have asked this question before, but I still havnt been able to find a straight answer. That link you gave me also invovles buying the software, and if you dont it leaves a "nag mark" across the middle of the screen and says in big letters "Trial Version", which makes it impossible to watch.
I'm just saying Ive already spent enough money on the ipod and the case, and there has to be a way to convert the file without buying something else.
Windows XP

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