Songs won't authorize, but only when iPod is plugged in

I have no problem playing purchased music on my computer (Windows XP, latest iTunes software), but when I plug in my iPod, I get a “This computer is no longer authorized to play purchased items that are on the iPod” message with a “Would you like to authorize this computer?” When I say yes and enter my password, it says that “This computer is already authorized” but then promptly repeats the “This computer is no longer authorized…” message – basically, it’s caught in a loop. My iPod will not update, not even for playlists or music from CDs.
I have not changed my user account, I don’t plug in my iPod to any other computers, and I went ahead and uninstalled/rebooted/reinstalled iTunes several times, as well as tried the removed of the SC Info folder, deauthorized/reauthorized my computer (also many times).
Note that the loop only occurs when my iPod is trying to sync: it fails to sync because of the loop, but purchased music plays just fine on my PC (assuming that the iPod isn’t trying to sync).
Any suggestions/solutions?

Thanks - that didn't solve it but pointed me in the right direction. Turns out way back in the day when Windows was reinstalled on my PC, the drive letters were all screwed up...so my iPod kept showing up as the C: drive. Once I changed that manually, everything worked just fine.

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