Super-slow sync on brand new 80GB classic, randomly disconnects

Got a new 80GB classic today and it is REALLY slow at syncing, granted I have over 3000 songs to sync but my old 20GB U2 iPod did not take over 8 hours to upload all these songs and this new classic has already given the message 'Ok to disconnect' twice, as if the sync is complete, which is isnt. It doesnt get anywhere near halfway the 3000 tunes. I am not using a 2.0 USB but this was never an issue with my much older iPod. I cant even leave the comp on all night to take care of the sync because I know i will wake up to an 'ok to disconnect' message with about half the songs on the Pod. I think the iPod itself is slow, as the clock on it doesnt match my desktop while I watch it sync, its only just caught up the what the time was 5 minutes ago, and before this it was over half an hour behind. The yellow sync logo moves really slow, should it? maybe my comp is just too old to handle so many songs and such a new iPod, haha.
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we purchased a new 160GB Classic 3 weeks ago and it was working fine up until this weekend. Now we're encountering the following problems:
- iTunes can't remember the library location and keeps changing to the default location
- iTunes and Windows don't recognize that iPod is connected
- iPod won't synch
- there are corrupted paths in the library file (weird characters at random places in path)
I've installed the latest Windows updates, uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes, run regclean.exe, and fixed the library file paths.
Still, when we attached the iPod, we have problems. When I look at the Task Manager, the services.exe keeps running.
Any help? my husband is ready to throw the iPod out the window.
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