My i pod 160g says it has only 470 mb free and will not sync it only has 20 songs on it it also refuses to reset

my ipod 160g says it only has473 mb free and only 20 songs on it
will not sync or reset

Hallelujah!
First I reset the iPod Classic by simultaneously pressing <menu> and <select>. As soon as the Apple logo appeared I pressed simultaneously <select> and <pause-play>. That enabled disc use. From thereon I connected the iPod to an old desktop running Windows XP and iTunes version 8.n.n. It allowed me to restore the iPod but syncing proved erratic. It would stop after say 30-40 songs.
So I bravely connected it to my usual desktop running Vista and iTunes version 10.5.3.3 and behold, It restored the iPod and synced the entire music library just as before!
Needless to say I shan't be syncing this little baby again. There is enough music on it to last me on a long flight to the end of the world and back!
Thanks for your help and I hope others may like to try this method.
Now a secret - I called the Apple help line and a nice lady from the Portugal call centre told me to press the buttons in that sequence to get it going as a disk. She has also emailed me some helpful articles but I did not need to read them.
Thank you Apple!

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