No Sync when network drive connected

Hello,
I have an ipod nano that won't sync through itunes when network drives are mapped.
I am not trying to sync to the network drive, but just the presence of network drives stops the nano from syncing with itunes.
As soon as I disconnect the network drives the ipod syncs with itunes fine.
I have tried this on two different computers and the same thing happens.
I am using Windows XP-sp2 with the latest itunes (6.0.4) and the latest updates for the ipod.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Any workarounds?
Thank you in advance.
Chris

Hi win,
See this article, in particular the bit about mapped drives and changing the drive letter. Might help.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499
Good luck,
Maz

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