ITunes only updates 5-30 songs at a time

I have a 60gb 5G iPod, with latest versions of updater and iTunes. Each time I connect the iPod, iTunes only syncs a few songs, before ceasing (there is no error message). I then have to instruct the iPod to update again, before the same thing happens.
Can anybody shed any light on my pain? Thanks.
Sony Viao   Windows XP  

sorry, i didn't mean it to sound that ominous.
it's just that i also associate the I/O errors with a
flaky USB 2.0 connection.
hmmmm. even though you don't have a Toshiba, try
seeing if you can get a better connection if you
switch off the high-speed interfaces, using the
instructions from the following document. let's
not restore the ipod, we're just checking to
see if you can get a better connection going for a
song transfer with those interfaces disabled.
iPod not recognized correctly on Toshiba
laptop
(i've seen this work a reasonable number of times
with Dell laptops, and at least once with a Vaio.)
Success!! Many thanks for your help.
I've now managed to sync the entire itunes library, plus my photos in one go. Seemed to take an awfully long time (several hours for around 25gb of music), but I'm not too concerned as I now have a fully functioning ipod!
Cheers.

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