ITunes freezes up when connecting ipod

Okay I know this was a topic a few weeks back. iTunes has been freezing up when I start it either by clicking on the icon and then connecting the ipod or when I connect my ipod first and then itunes starts up. This was apparently a problem caused by the recent upgrade. I have been prompted to upgrade to a newer version. And of course because I am posting this when I just opened itunes the prompt did not come up.
My question is will this upgrade fix the previous problem caused by the previous upgrade? I've found that if I let my ipod stay connected that somewhere between 10-40 minutes will pass and itunes will recognize it. I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Laptop.

Try the basic 5Rs from Apple Support website.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/
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