Problems Synching

Hi.
I just purchased an 8GB Nano, and I've run into a few problems in iTunes. I can update my Nano fairly easily, and get it to connect and read. However, every time I try and sync up, it says it can't read my iPod and asks me to restore the settings, of course, wiping my music collection and settings from my iPod each and every time.
I am ejecting it using the eject button, so what I'm wondering is if it's a problem with the hardware that I have to bring into an apple store, or if it's something that can be fixed in software. Having to restore my iPod everytime I sync is pretty annoying and takes a long time.
iPod Nano 8GB Windows XP

hmmmm. if the ipod seems to be working fine when it isn't connected to the PC, you might be getting a Windows drive letter confusion.
to check on that possibility, see the following document:
"iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode - Use iTunes to restore"

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