Itunes freezes when updating my ipod

I have just reinstalled vista and itunes due to a failed hard disk.
I imported all my music into itunes and restored my ipod to factory settings. However, when I plug in my ipod (30 gig model), itunes start syncing, but after a minute or so the moving circle next to 'Phil's Ipod' on the left stops moving and itunes appears to have stopped working, although, the Task Manager says it is working.
What is wrong? Pleas help, as I can not stand an empty ipod!

paranoidandroid22 wrote:
I have just reinstalled vista and itunes due to a failed hard disk.
I imported all my music into itunes and restored my ipod to factory settings. However, when I plug in my ipod (30 gig model), itunes start syncing, but after a minute or so the moving circle next to 'Phil's Ipod' on the left stops moving and itunes appears to have stopped working, although, the Task Manager says it is working.
What is wrong? Pleas help, as I can not stand an empty ipod!
I don't know why it happens, but it happens to me too.
What you should do to get it to work is hold menu and the circle button on your iPod at the same time to reset it, not completely ;D, so it works again. =D

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