ITunes stops responding when iPod is connected to the computer

This weekend I switched from Windows Vista to Windows 7 with a custom installation of Windows 7 to completely replace Vista (I did not do the upgrade that lays 7 on top of the Vista installation, and I did completely remove the windows.old folder that is left on the hard drive after the installation of 7 is complete). Until tonight, I have had no problems with reinstalling all of the software I need.
When I first installed iTunes, everything seemed to be working fine. I had no trouble importing my songs from the backup I had made before changing the OS. However, as soon as I plugged in my iPod, iTunes froze and stopped responding. I had to shut it down through the Task Manager, and had to use Windows Explorer to eject the iPod so I could disconnect it (I could not restart iTunes with the iPod connected). Now when I plug in the iPod, Windows 7 tells me I should scan the "drive" because it did not shut down properly.
I tried several times to get iTunes and the iPod to sync, but the same thing occurred each time. Finally I did a complete uninstall of iTunes, QuickTime, Bonjour, and a few other Apple products, rebooted, and reinstalled iTunes to try again. The same thing happened again, except this time I cannot even shut iTunes down using the Task Manager. I am sure that iTunes works with Windows 7, so there must be something on my end that is causing the problem. If anyone has any thoughts, I would greatly appreciate it.

What happens when you try?
Can you sync music?
Have you synced apps from this computer/iTunes library before? You an only sync app from the one syncing computer you can have.
Are the apps compatible with your model iPod/iOS
Do you have restrictions set that would prevent installation of those apps?
Settings>General>Restrictions

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