Touble connecting ipod to computer

Ok, i am having a huge problem and the more i try to fix it the more it messes up. I believe the problem lies in that itunes thinks that the ipod has one ipod update, when it fact it has a more outdated update.
It all started when some of the files on my ipod wouldn't play, so i just came home thinking that i would be able to reload them onto the ipod, but when i tried, the computer froze. Immediately i disconnected the ipod, and everything worked fine, and all the songs would even play in itunes.
So i have tried everything, including installing and deinstalling itunes and itunes updater atleast twenty times. I also tried the msconfig command but that doesn't seem to work, and it says i have no itunes helper installed on my computer. But when i go into My Computer, Itunes Helper is there. I have also tried the manage tab in my computer, but there is no itunes helper installed there either. What is going on? Why does my computer freeze everytime i plug my ipod in? How can i even install the new ipod software updates to my ipod to even attempt to make it compatible with itunes?

Try connecting using a firewire if available. Its the only solution that I have found to work.

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I plug my iPod (40 gig, click wheel) into my computer
and the screen goes to "Do Not Disconnect" and I can
hear the hard drive turning. The problem is that it
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