ITunes Resyches my Library randomly when synching iPod

I am running the latest iTunes (8.0.1.11) on a fully patched Vista Ultimate. I have a Fifth Generation iPod (iPod with video) which is running the latest firmware (1.3). I do not and never have gotten any BSOD when running iTunes, so I don't seem to have a Vista - iTunes issues specifically.
All the music I have is on a network drive, and all the PodCasts are local. When I moved from my old laptop to this one, I exported my library and imported to the new laptop. After waiting for a really long time for the library to import, all seemed well. I deauthorized the old laptop, and authorized my new laptop.
When I plugged in the iPod for the first time, I selected the "Erase and Sync to New Library" option. The iPod took a really long time, expected since I have over 6000 songs, but it never finished synching. I connected multiple times and finally got everything on the iPod.
The next day, I plugged in to repower and synch a few new Podcasts. 30 minutes later, I noticed that it was still synching, and it read "Copying 350 of 3096: XXX". No idea why, but it was copying files that were not changed. Since then, about 3 out of 4 synchs are for 2000 - 4000 of the songs in my library. There doesn't seem to be any pattern on how many songs it thinks it needs to synch, or on how it determines that it needs to lose a huge amount of the library. If I diconnect prior to letting it finish the synch, it actually has cleared all the songs it was trying to synch.
Anyone know what I might be able to do?

pwinick wrote:
Just downloaded iTunes ver. 9.0.0.70. After that my iTunes library on my PC has vanished. However, all of my music is still on my iPod. iTunes offered me the option of synching purchased music, which I took, so that music is now in my iTunes library. But, I have thousands of songs that were downloaded from CDs which are on my iPod, but not anywhere on my PC (running XP, Service Pack 2). Is there a way to get iTunes to accept non-purchased music when I synch the iPod? Thanks.
Your library should not have disappeared. It might be a setting. Try checking for the default music directory under the Preferences tab. You might have to change it to where your library is actually located on your computer.
If you did lose it for some reason there are NUMEROUS articles on the forums and in the Support section of iTunes regarding how to get a library off of your iPod and onto your computer.
Be careful how you sync your iPod (I always suggest enabling disk use and syncing manually).
There are lots of third-party programs that are free or cost something that you can also use. Again, a quick search of the forums should bring up numerous references.
Hope this helps a little. Please keep us posted!
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