Shuffle's Random Erratic Behavior

I might as well start my own post, since I can't get a straight answer anywhere.
When I connect my shuffle to any of USB 2.0 ports, any of the following may happen:
1. Rapid green blinking light, Shuffle NOT recognized by Windows Explorer, NOR iTunes NOR Updater.
2. Regular amber blinking light, Shuffle recognized by Windows Explorer, but NOT by iTunes NOR the Updater.
2a. I can read the contents of the "Shuffle Disc" in Windows Explorer. But if I try to write to it, I get Windows popup saying the Shuffle has been disconnected, and the operation fails.
3. Regular amber blinking light, Shuffle recognized by Windows Explorer AND by the Uploader, but NOT by iTunes
3a. see 2a
3b. If I try "Restore" using the Updater, I might:
3b1. get the Windows popup saying the Shuffle has been disconnected, and the operation fails
3b2. not get disconnected and succesfully perform the operation.
4. Regular amber blinking light, Shuffle recognized by Windows Explorer AND by the Uploader AND by iTunes
4a. see 3a
4b. see 3b
4b1. see 3b1
4b2. see 3b2
4c. if I try to load songs from iTunes to the Shuffle, I get Windows popup saying the Shuffle has been disconnected, and the operation fails
I am using Windows 2000, with all the security and recommended updates.
I have a 400W power supply, feeding an Atlhon 2600 on an asus a7n8x-x mo, w/ 1GB RAM, 120G -7200rpm- hard-disk, a DVD/CD-R combo, a Geforce4 video card, and one of those old SB Live 5.1 sound cards. USB-wise, I have a Bluetooth dongle and a WiFi adapter.
Thinking it could be energy supply related (after all, what on earth is a "high-power USB port", and why doesn't the shuffle box say ANYTHING about me needing one!?), I have disconnected both the Bluetooth and the WiFi dongles, to no effect. Because of the waranty, I can't open the PC and strip it, but I don't think this should be necessary to get a Shuffle running.
I hope the smart and innovative people at Apple are smart and innovative enough to give me a decent answer. Like another customer said before me, "I only wish I still had the receipt...."
Apple has just gone down two points down on my scale. I seriously hope Apple helps me solve this problem soon, so that it can get those points back real soon!

You're missing the point, deggie. Actually, you're missing all of them.
Even though you say this a lot, I don't think your assumption that all these iPods people are talking about here are defective. They most probably aren't, and I am not willing to pay 100 bucks to have Apple tell me that.
The main point here is this: it is a USB device, it should work like one. Install de drivers, plug it in, use it, disconnect it. Simple as that. If Apple can't make hardware that works with all kinds of different PC configurations out there (including all the homebuilt ones), then it should stick to Macs, or go do something else with their valuable engineers' time.
As for being specific regarding the "conflict", I was obviously not asking you to pinpoint the problem, but merely to describe what a USB conflict is and what you think might solve it. Like I said before on another thread you've read, I have already disconnected all other USB devices, and still nothing.
So far I have spent less than 15 minutes complaining here at this forum, and more than 20 hours trying to find a solution to the problem, including reinstalling all the software twice in each of my two PCs and searching for answers on and offline. But if a 20-hour-rant is what it takes for Apple to admit this problem (may I remind you that the green blinking lights are not even mentioned anywhere in the documentation), then that's what I'll do!
You seem to be taking this personally, even though I asked you not to. Take it easy, man, it's not like you're Steve Jobs, right? I'm not putting any pressure on you, I don't expect you to solve the problem. I am just posting it here because this is where users can learn from each other's previous experience. And just maybe, kinda like a side effect, somebody who is somebody at Apple will read this and come around and help fix things for everyone.

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