Itunes locks up when the ipod is connected

I have an 80gb classic, this weekend when i tried charging it, itunes said that the ipod was corrupt and needed to be restored. I followed all steps to do so, and ever since, whenever it is connected to the computer, it causes itunes to lock up. If itunes is not up, whatever program is up (ie for instance), locks up. I tried using the computer at work, same result. I tried using a different cord (mine is the original and has been through much abuse), same result. Any thought or ideas?

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Welcome to the Support Communities! The article below will help you troubleshoot the issue you are having with your iPod classic not being recognized in iTunes for Windows:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363?viewlocale=en_US
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I have transferred cds to itunes and followed instructions to sync ipod. It went through a long process syncing music to devise then said it was completed however no music is on the ipod even though when the ipod is connected to itunes when you open up the ipod from the menu options on itunes and click on music all of the music is there. When connected it also says used and free space and the used space correlates to the music downloaded.
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