Trouble connecting Ipod Touch 2nd gen to Win 7 PC.  Sync resets...

I have a second gen Ipod Touch that has had a lot of problems lately. It refuses to sync with my pc that I had installed it on, and every time I start syncing it, it will freeze with the load symbol, or it will reset the ipod. Not a complete reset, but like it turned the ipod off and then turned it back on. I haven't had it sync for weeks now. I tried resetting it through itunes and it froze on resetting, so I reset it on the ipod using the reset. Retire in settings. So it reset and deleted everything on the ipod, and now I have an ipod with stock apps, no music, no anything. And it still won't sync. I am using the newest ver of itunes for 64bit win 7, and I also have the newest ver of software for the ipod touch. I then tried transporting my library to my other pc, with different hardware than the first, but it is also using win 7. It is having the same problem as listed above. Should I do a complete hard reset on the ipod? If so, I forgot how to do that? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I have been trying for about a month to get my Touch to sync with i-tunes. I have already used up my "1" support from the technical center and I think apple is a bunch of a$$es for not supporting this product better. They change the OS for i-tunes and then nothing works afterwards....Lame! If anyone finds out how to repair this issue please let us know, Apple is of no help to us. I'm glad windows has something out now, time for something new on the Christmas list !!!!!

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