ITunes Freezes when my 80 GB iPod Classic is plugged in.

I'm running Windows Vista. It's a mistake to be using it, but I can't really help it now. I'm using iTunes 7.4.3, which resolved a similar problem for my iPod Nano (3rd Gen, 4 GB). This is beginning to become idiotic, my NEW iPod will not sync any music, so I basically spent 150$ for Solitaire, and Music Quiz 2 at this point. Anyways, can I get iTunes to work here? If not, are there any iTunes replacements out there that will sort music AND videos AND podcasts the same way that iTunes will? I don't care whether or not it does it automatically, I just want to BE ABLE to sort everything right. Can anyone give me some help?
Thanks in Advance!
~T-Fox

Hello giunta13,
So you are unable to perform a reset of the iPod? If not, you can reset the iPod by pressing and holding the Center and Menu buttons together until Apple logo appears. It wouldn't hurt to try this more than one time if necessary.
Otherwise, nothing happens when you sync the iPod with your computer? No recognition either by your Mac or iTunes?
B-rock

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I got a problem with my itunes/ipod, I believe it's my ipod.
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it started when i've connected my ipod to itunes and I just plugged it out when it was syncronizing.
after that my whole content (music, pic's, video's) are deleted. The default stuff is the only thing what's left on it.
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I've tried the support pages from apple but I just can't fix this problem, please help.

See Corrupt iPod classic.
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System stuff
MacBook Pro OSX 10.5.8
iTunes 10.6.1 (7)
iPod Classic 160g
This iPod is only music, no photos, podcasts, movies, anything else.
I have had no issues syncing my iPod on my MacBook Pro, until the last two times, both times coinciding with iTunes updates.
The first time i had an issue, I got error messages telling me the disk couldnt be written to, and told me to restore the disk. I did this, and after 3 times it restored and synced successfully.
Yesterday I began to sync and it worked, but was going extremely slow. In aabout 3 hours it had added about 600 songs out of 2200. (Now I know its a big sync, but I often add a lot of music at once. It's my job.) After it got that far, iTunes froze. I force closed iTunes and that ejected the iPod. I lt it rest a few minutes, restarted my computer, and plugged in the iPod again. iTunes opened, it started syncing and then froze while determining tunes to sync. So I force quit, unplugged the iPod, opened iTunes and set to not automatically sync. Plugged the iPod back in, and restored the disk. Ive done this a dozen times, at least.
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I am also having a very simalar problem but i am glad to hear it is also happening to someone else.
I still haven't been able to decide what the actuall reson for this problem is, for a while i thought it may have been an "intel problem" as one of my frends kindly put it, but i am now lead to belive that it is a problem with the auto sync.
For a temporary solution i have been updating my ipod manually but even then it does frezze occasionaly.So i would be very intersted if anyone has any solutions or resons why it happens.
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I had to restore my iPod, unfortunately, because a notification that my iTunes couldn't read my iPod for an error appeared.
Now I restored the iPod, and when I plug in it, my iTunes failed, freeze, didn't work. So I uninstalled the iTunes, reinstalled the new version, I connect again my iPod, and still the problem, I can not work on iTunes...and I don't have music
The big problem is that I cannot close iTunes anymore, even pressing Ctrl+Shift+Supr.; and when I want to turn off my computer, it never finish turning off because it is closing iTunes and it can't.
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I had an issue once where iTunes wouldn't see the iPod, and the iPod would act like its trying to connect but would never complete (On a Windows Based PC).
The only way I got around that issue with my 80GB Video iPod was to do a reset on the iPod (menu and center for a few seconds until it rebooted). After that the device was good and would sync fine.
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Close your iTunes,
Go to command Prompt -
(Win 7/Vista) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES, right mouse click "Command Prompt", choose "Run as Administrator".
(Win XP SP2 n above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt
In the "Command Prompt" screen, type in
netsh winsock reset
Hit "ENTER" key
Restart your computer.
If you do get a prompt after restart windows to remap LSP, just click NO.
Now launch your iTunes and see if it is working now.
If you are still having these type of problems after trying the winsock reset, refer to this article to identify which software in your system is inserting LSP:
Apple software on Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4123?viewlocale=en_US

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I have installed the new update (Windows 8 64 bit) & my itunes freezes when I connect my ipod.

Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs (Win XP) or Programs and Features (later)
Remove all of these items in the following order:
iTunes
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Apple Mobile Device Support (if this won't uninstall move on to the next item)
Bonjour
Apple Application Support
Reboot, download iTunes, then reinstall, either using an account with administrative rights, or right-clicking the downloaded installer and selecting Run as Administrator.
The uninstall and reinstall process will preserve your iTunes library and settings, but ideally you would back up the library and your other important personal documents and data on a regular basis. See this user tip for a suggested technique.
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Some users may need to follow all the steps in whichever of the following support documents applies to their system. These include some additional manual file and folder deletions not mentioned above.
HT1925: Removing and Reinstalling iTunes for Windows XP
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I reinstalled itunes to the latest version.
And I'm still having the same problem: My itunes freezes whenever I connect my ipod. And when i disconnect it, it unfreezes and it shows "My Ipod" in itunes for like a second then goes away.
Now, when I reinstalled again, i noticed a message saying that Windows is missing components required to fully install Itunes (itunes installed anyway) or something like that. Now, i connected it to my parents' pc and it works fine.
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Message was edited by: Matt Miano

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     If your not afraid of losing your songs and everything else on your ipod try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLX81c5KZ_I
     do everything he says but before plugging it in, put your ipod into disk mode by pressing and holding the select and menu buttons for 6-8 seconds, and when the screen switches immediatly press and hold the select and play buttons for the same amount(it should show a check mark/ok to disconnect.)
     And for step two on the video, scan it, he says not to but thats when mine worked is when i scanned it. one box should be checked in the scan(the one checked by default). Then follow the instructions on the video.
Also to add, mine fixed and worked untill i plugged it in and tryed adding more songs. I also did something undisclosed out of anger. So if mine doesn't work I wouldn't be surprised. Yours should.

My iTunes crashes when I connect my iPod classic.

I tried reseting my computer, reseting my iPod and even connecting my iPod to another computer. Even in another computer when I connect it, iTunes freezes.
Is my iPod dead?
I can still listen to the playlist in it. It's still working, in it's own way.
I can't even restore my iPod because of the iTunes freezing.
Please help me

Hello Elif B.,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The following article provides troubleshooting steps for the issue you described. Because you mentioned the issue persists on another computer, you may want to refer to that section:
iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3219
If the issue also occurs on a different computer:
You may need to restore your device to factory settings.
- If your device has an internet connection, you may use email to send yourself your pictures, notes, and other data you may need to back up before you restore.
- If you have backed up your device in the past, and you wish to keep this backup, make a copy of your backup on your computer. See this article for details on where backups are stored.
- Follow this article to restore your device. When the restore is finished, restore from your latest backup.
- If the issue returns, follow steps this article again, but restore your device "As new" when prompted.
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Hello, has anyone else had this issue?
I have the newest version of itunes and have reset the iPod and everything else I can think of.
Thanks!

MB Pro has only one USB port that is compatible for iPod Classic operations like sync or restore. The other USB port is shared internally with other IO devices, like iSight, bluetooth, infrared resulting in slowing down the datarate, hence freezing the iTunes.
try to swap to the other USB Port after you disconnect and reboot your MB Pro.
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