Itunes can't communicate with ipod

i was trying to upload a new purchase on to my ipod (regular, black and white 20 gig one) and i got a message to the effect that the software could not communicate and i should reinstall itunes. i have done this, but the message remains. i am also unable to disconnect my ipod safely when this happens. any ideas?
p.s. thanks to all the people who answer these. you are better than paid tech support at most places...

Try the suggestions here, from Apple tech support:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716

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