Solved my ipod /iTunes7 problems

After upgrade to iTunes7, my iMac intermittently would not recognize the ipod, would recognize but immediatley go to update and then freeze half way through ( requiring force quit) for the past week. I have a third generation ipod, up-to-date software on it. All the various recommendations didn't work one-off. Here's how I got it solved, by combining some and trying some new stuff.
I found my most recent ipod updater software, and opened that before connecting my ipod, and with iTunes closed . After I connected the ipod, the updater checked it and reported that everything is up to date. Next, I opened iTunes, and it began to automatically update the ipod. When it hung, I walked away for 30 minutes, and found it completed when I returned. I then manually updated it, and found that it hung on a particular playlist. I manually de-selected the playlist, and the ipod then updated agan successfully. I disconnected the ipod, re-connected, re-selected the hanging playlist, and then it updated completely.
It's now working as it should.

I had a error where I could not sync my iPod or Nano. I was getting a "file in use" error for the Nano and disk "could not be read or written to".
I fixed this by killing off the Symantec antivirus. Other people have mentioned that they were having issue with Norton. I have no idea about Norton, just reported it due to researching this topic.
Thanks Apple for the upgrade - I see many good things in iTunes.
Sincerely,
K

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No, they are not. You have to put it into perspective.
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In thinking about your problem, I am wondering if the issue is one of permissions.
Is the account on the old iMac that you use to synch-up both iPod shuffles the same account name and uid as you use to synch the iPod shuffles on the new eMac?
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