ITunes wont sync my new 2nd gen iPod

Hi,
I got a new iPod but every time I try to put some music on it a window pops up and says "Attempting to copy to the disc "iPod" failed. The disc could not be read from or written to".
I thought it was a problam in the iPod, but it worked on my friend's computer, so it's not it. I tried to uninstall and reinstall the iTunes several times, but it still wont work.
Somebody help me, please, I wanted this iPod for so long...
  Windows XP   the most stupid computer on Earth..

Does it come with a -50 error when it says it can't read to or from? I got that too, and stumbled on this answer from the forum...
EVERYONE LOOK HERE if you have the -50 problem!!! (by Averatec)
Try it, it worked for me. I had been struggling forever with this and even returned one. You have to follow the directions completely though (have to format the ipod)

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