Itunes recognizes my ipod but doesnt let me open it up to add/delete songs!

i want to add and delete songs from my ipod but when i plug it in and start itunes it wont bring up anything under my devise. any suggestions on what to do? i have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling itunes and i have the latest version.

I'm trying to do the same..just trying to add new tv shows that I purchased from ipodlounge. However, Itunes wants to erase all my music and contacts. I just want to add the files and not erase anything.

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