ITunes 7.0.2 Freeze Problem Persists

Hello -
A number of other threads have touched on this problem, but since none of the recommendations and advice I've reviewed so far has solved the problem, I'm posting a new topic in the hopes of attracting addition thinking on this issue.
When I installed iTunes 7.0.2 it worked fine - as long as my iPod (60 G video) was not plugged in. When the iPod was plugged in, however, the application froze within 1-3 seconds of the iPod appearing as attached on the iTunes screen. The application could not be moved, reduced or quit in its normal way (the only ways to quit the app were through the Task Manager or by right clicking on the iTunes icon in the Toolbar and selecting "close" (which triggered the "This program is not responding..." dialogue).
A number of users have suggested that 1) the preference files iTunesPrefs.xml and iTunes.pref in a couple of folders are at fault so I removed those from their folders to force iTune to rebuild them; 2) changing the preference on Podcast downloads to "manual" 3) creating a new user account with admin privileges to see if iTunes works there. 4) I also follow Apple's recommendation for cleaning out a systemwide file - SCInfo.sidb.
#1, #2 and #4 appear to have no effect on the system or its behavior. #3 did work and I now have an iPod with exactly 2 song fragments on it (the sample files, if memory serves).
I'd truly appreciate any ideas on how to resolve this.
Thanks
,

I too was having a good experience with iTunes 7.0.2 for a hot second. It has been a disaster since. Songs are disappearing from my iPod or just won't play. I have two CD drives but only one will download now and it alternates which is working (and freezes up).
Overall, I wish Apple would make their previous iTunes versions available. I was not having any issues until I regretably upgraded to 7.0.2. I'm going to have to reset my iPod to factory settings tonight in the hopes of fixing it. There are tousands of things I'd rather be doing.

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