The New 2nd Gen Ipod Nano is out to get me! Help me please!

Okay, so the new Ipod Nano's have come out, and so I bought one.
I'm really happy with it and everything, but sadly, and for some unknown reason everytime I connect it to my pc via USB, it makes my pc crash. Well not so much as crash but freeze? The Ipod sits idly by laughing at me and my PC. Make it stop! Its evil.
The thing is, no error message appears on either, and also when I do connect my Ipod to my pc, theres several secounds before it does in fact crash, and in that time the Nano isn't getting detected.
I've reset the Ipod, reset my pc, updated my version of Windows like it says you should, made sure theres no virus or anything running a riot on my pc. So I can't think whats wrong with it.
My Pc operates on Windows XP, and the thing is, its quite the a good PC, and this is the first time its done this. I've tried it on my mums laptop which also runs on XP, but the thing is the laptop my mum has is like 5 years old and the Ipod is recognised as soon as you connect it.
_< I'm getting really annoyed now, and I dont know what to do. Or even I dont know what else to do. I've spent the last two days doing everything I can think of, trying different USB ports, well, everything you can think of, the only thing left is reinstalling windows, and right now I cant do that as I dont have any way of backing up some of my files. </div>
Please can you help me! Anyone? -.- I need help....
  Windows XP  

No.  You can turn your 6G Nano in to be recycled at your local Apple Store for a 10% discount towards the purchase of a new one. Otherwise, your only other option would be to sell the iPod on Craigslist or eBay and use the proceeds from the sale towards the purchase of the new 7G nano.
B-rock

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