Slow iPod

My iPod is constantly freezing and takes a long time to play songs when not frozen.
After my iPod freezes, I follow the standard resetting procedure, and yet it takes hours on the screen where it shows just a dark screen with the Apple logo in the middle. After the hours, it lights up with the sad face screen saying 'support.apple.com'. It takes almost twenty times until it works, and then it only works for a few songs.
This started after I updated my iPod. It began freezing a few times, and it was not that big of a deal. However, the condition worsened and worsened until this point.
I'm currently attempting to downgrade my iPod, but I don't have the time to wait hours for my iPod to tell me that it doesn't work. (The sooner I reset it after a response from it, the faster it becomes working again.)
When my iPod is in it's current state, where it just shows the Apple logo on a dark, unbacklighted screen, my computer and iTunes does not recognize it.
Any advice/help is greatly appreciated.
Windows XP Windows XP Compaq Presario Intel Pentium 4

Given what you've posted, your iPod needs service.
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