Required file is locked?

When I try to sync my ipod, it says the following message mid-sync:
"Attempting to copy to the disc "My IPOD" failed. The required file is locked."
Where do I begin with this?
Resetting iPod & restoring original settings didn't help.

No help?

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    I'm sure there are several threads about this, but none have produced an answer that works for me.
    I have an iPod Touch 1G and iTunes 8.0.1.11, though I don't think that matters. I should probably ask this on a Windows XP website, but I thought maybe I could get some results here.
    Basically my deal is, when I plug in my Touch and let it try to sync (or hit sync manually), I get the error message "The iPod (iPod name) cannot be synced. The required file is locked."
    Ex: http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8393/20901666.png
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    Now, people say to go to your iTunes music folder, usually the one under "My Music", right click and uncheck the "read only" box. I've done that, hit OK, and brought up the Properties again, and it has been re-checked without my doing.
    Could this be iTunes's doing? Or am I doing something wrong? Or should I go ask Windows users?
    Another little bit of info: This only started happening today. I have done nothing different than I have before.

    Alright,
    How did upgrading to the latest version of iTunes go? Did it help any? No, dang! sorry getting ahead of myself I don't even know if it has or not. I have been racking my brain trying to recreate this issue but am having no luck. I did however find a computer running xp sp2 to do some test and such on it.
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    1. In iTunes go to (Help)/(Run Diagnostics) in the menu bar (In my opinion you don't need to do the test for (cd/dvd) or (network) but that is up to you. After which I request that you copy and past the report like so:
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    Gateway W3107
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    QuickTime 7.6
    FairPlay 1.1.11
    CD Driver 2.0.7.5
    CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
    Apple Mobile Device 2.1.2.7
    Bonjour 1.0.6.2 (118.5)
    iTunes Serial Number ######
    Current user is an administrator.
    The current local date and time is 2009-03-01 20:47:13.
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    ** External Plug-ins Information **
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    ** iPod/iPhone Connectivity Tests **
    iPodService 8.0.2.20 is currently running.
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    Apple Mobile Device service 2.12.33.0 is currently running.
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    Connected Device Information:
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    Serial Number: #####
    ** iPhone/iPod Touch Sync Tests **
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    2. I was reading around on the internet and I've found that a lot of the times its something simple to fix some of these issues like the one about the time getting messed up when windows xp goes to sleep. So Here is a simple idea to see if it helps.
    Go to (edit)/(preferences) in the menu bar Click on the (Devices) tab and try clicking (Reset Sync History) button. Then try Syncing again. Don't know if it will help but hey worth a shot right?
    3. My wife was looking around on the internet and she found a bunch of info on files that are corrupt not being able to sync, since I don't have a corrupt file and am at a lost in how to make one. I was unable to test this theory.
    However, the information suggested that it may be related to a picture file. so I would look into the (photos) tab in the iPod touch's Summery page and un-check one picture folder at a time and sync to see if it is related to a particular image folder.
    Also beside of the image folder it was noted that some errors are accruing with outlook syncing, so you might also look into the syncing of your contacts and emails in the (info) tab of the iPod Touch's Summery page.
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    *In note of that it is suggested to only do one at a time, since its always best to do a process of elimination.
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    Here is Apple's knowledge base article on it: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
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    Itunes just keep popping up"Ipod cannot be synced the required file is lock"
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    click on the disk drive of ur iPod, (e.g: f:Administrator)
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    Hi,
    After the exceptional help of the Apple people (i.e. nothing, nada, zero, null, no reaction, silence and so on, and so forth) I decided to take matters in my own hands again. Using the superb FileMon tool of sysinternals.com I found out the syncing of my iPod stopped while traversing my photo cache.
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