My ipod is plugged in..i think?

I have a windows and got a ipod video yesterday i pre-charged it for a while and i uploaded my songs fine the first time. then a couple hours later i plug my ipod back in to load a game i bought and a couple more songs and.. NOTHING HAPPENS!... my computer doesnt read it, i know its plugged in because its charging(battery sign). Its not frozen all the songs play fine, it just wont show up...not even the do not disconnect sign is there..
i am very frustrated, please help
Windows XP

First of all, try another port on your computer. Some ports are not connected direct to the motherboard and do not recognize the iPod as well as those that are. Reset the iPod each time you connect it to another port.
Still no joy, see these.
iTunes 7 doesn't recognize the iPod.
Your Windows PC doesn't recognize iPod.
iPod appears in Windows Explorer but does not appear in iTunes.
iPod does not appear in iTunes.
Fast user switching in Windows XP is not supported.
Strange iPod behavior.
When restoring the iPod, put it into disk mode first.
Putting iPod into disk mode.

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Hi there.
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I can use iTunes fine and play songs from it, until I plug in my iPod. When the iPod is plugged in, I can't use anything on iTunes, be it sync, change song, or anything. I can't even access the iTunes screen if I have changed window.
Nor can I access the "Computer" section of my computer, where the "iPod" folder is stored - this freezes up as well.
However, as soon as I unplug the iPod, everything starts working again. However, this means that I can't ever sync, or even fix/scan - because I only get these options AFTER I have unplugged it. I have restarted my computer and reinstalled iTunes, as well as resetting my iPod (pressing the center button and menu) whilst plugged in, and whilst unplugged - all to no avail.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I have searched through the internet for ages trying to find a solution and I can't seem to find any answers. Thanks!

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All I want is for this to work like it worked just fine with version 4. Note that an ipod upgrade to 1.4 (from 1.3) didn't seem to work for some reason so I am still on 1.3.
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see this thread:
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Can anyone help me? I'm about ready to throw both my IPod and computer out the window! Everything has been working fine and all of a sudden, whenever I plug my IPod in, ITunes completely freezes up. As soon as I unplug the IPod, ITunes starts working again.
I have a 30 GB IPod, Windows XP, and ITunes 7.1.1.5. I have tried all of the following: reinstalling ITunes, reinstalling the IPod software, plugging the USB cable into a different port, using a new USB cable. The only thing I haven't done is restore the IPod, and I can't do this because of ITunes freezing every time the IPod is plugged in.
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This error is often related to USB timing. Try changing USB ports, using a different dock connector to USB cable, and other available USB troubleshooting steps (troubleshooting USB connections. If you are using a dock, bypass it and connect directly to the white Apple USB dock connector cable. If the issue persists on a known-good computer, the device may need service.
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