Itunes says it can't read the contents of my ipod...

ive never had a problem with anything like this on my ipod but just randomly yesterday i plugged in my ipod to my computer and loaded up itunes and itunes said that it cant read my ipod and that i should restore it to factory settings. i really dont want to have to restore my ipod because i have 3000+ songs and dont want to go through the hassle of readding them all. but when i turn on my ipod it says that i only have 29 songs on my ipod but only have 5gigs of memory left? and i have 176 songs on one playlist that i can listen to. whats the deal?

Hi
Try to format your iPod, then reconnect it with your computer, hope your iTunes 7 recognizes it.
Go to folder “My Computer”
Hope you can see your iPod there and right click on the iPod
Choose “Format”. Ensure the settings are at “Default” and that “Quick Format” is not checked
Now select “Format”
Eject your iPod and do a Reset
Open the iPod Updater and click “Restore”
In case you do not manage to do a “Format” on a window computer, try to use some 3rd party disk utility software, e.g.“HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool”.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=501330&tstart=0

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Help required please. "Itunes can not read the contents of my iphone"

Greetings all,
I know this question has been asked before and I apologize for asking again but all the solutions provided don't seam to work for me, can anyone help me please.
I am receving the message: "Itunes can not read the contents of the iPhone. Go to the summary tab In iPhone Preferences and click restore torestore this Iphone to factory settings".
Now a little about my iphone, Itunes and my laptop and what steps i havealready tried.
I have an iPhone 4 running software 5.0
My itunes version is 10.5.0.142
I know these are not the most up to date versions but I have had this issue for almost 3 months now and updating the software back then was the first step I tried. I don’t believe updating to the latest will fix this issue as updating the last two times did nothing.
Every so often after starting Itunes, The program will stop responding and will require the three finger death kill (CTRL, ALT, DELETE) to open task manager to end the task of Itunes. Once it shuts down, I restart the iTunes and it runs smoothly, apart from not reading my iPhone.
When I run a diagnostic in itunes under the help tab, I get these fail messages:
Network Connectivity test: Secure link to Itunes store fail
Device connectivity test: Under support services: Itunes helper is not running. And under ports: No iPod, iPhone or iPad found.
Device Sync test: No iPod touch, iPhone or iPad found.
*See below for full diagnostic report*
I have restored back to factory settings twice.
I have shut down and restarted both my iPhone and laptop.
I am running Windows 7 32-bit on my laptop.
I am using ZoneAlarm as my fire wall, and have been disabling it when syncing my iPhone to prevent other error messages.
The iPhone is plugged into a genuine Iphone USB cable and is plugged into a USB port not a USB hub on my laptop, I have tried plugging it into all 4 USB ports and this issue still persist. The Cable is less then 5 months old, is not frayed or damaged in any way, have also borrowed 2 other cables from friends and still the same issue.
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I hope I have provided enough information and someone can help me fix this issue. If I have left anything out, please let me know. I thank everyone in advance for your patience and support.
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
iTunes 10.5.0.142
QuickTime not available
FairPlay 1.13.35
Apple Application Support 2.1.5
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 4.0.0.96
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.57.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.3.494
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.3.106
Gracenote Submit 1.9.3.136
Gracenote DSP 1.9.3.44
iTunes Serial Number 001BAD14XXXXEA78
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iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
The drive H: Vodafone USB SCSI CD-ROM Rev USB is a USB 1 device.
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Adapter Name:    {97524DB0-B9DC-41DB-8AFA-0CE6938F7C95}
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IP Address:    (HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR PERSONAL REASONS)
Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.255
Default Gateway:    0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled:    No
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained:    Thu Jan 01 11:00:00 1970
Lease Expires:    Thu Jan 01 11:00:00 1970
DNS Servers:    10.143.147.147
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Adapter Name:    {BFF0456E-DE42-4FEF-B1FA-1EA1C5EDEE42}
Description:    Vodafone Mobile Broadband Network Adapter (ZTE)
IP Address:    0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask:    0.0.0.0
Default Gateway:    0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled:    No
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained:    Thu Jan 01 11:00:00 1970
Lease Expires:    Thu Jan 01 11:00:00 1970
DNS Servers:
Adapter Name:    {D5511FFD-0CA8-4F62-B3CA-E90384FFCD03}
Description:    Broadcom 43225 802.11b/g/n
IP Address:    0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask:    0.0.0.0
Default Gateway:    0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled:    Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained:    Thu Jan 01 11:00:00 1970
Lease Expires:    Thu Jan 01 11:00:00 1970
DNS Servers:
Active Connection:    PC
Connected:    Yes
Online:        Yes
Using Modem:    Yes
Using LAN:    No
Using Proxy:    No
SSL 3.0 Support:    Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support:    Enabled
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iTunes is NOT enabled in Windows Firewall.
ZoneAlarm Firewall is installed.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to browsing iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to purchasing from iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
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LowerFilters: Afc (1.0.0.2),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
F: hp CDDVDW TS-L633N, Rev 0300
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**** Device Connectivity Tests ****
iPodService 10.5.0.142 is currently running.
iTunesHelper is currently not running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
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Intel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3B3C. Device is working properly.
FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controllers:
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iPhone 4 (GSM) running firmware version 5.0
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