Trouble updating ipod contents

I have a second gen shuffle and have never had problems before. I recently reformated my comp and reinstalled XP and when I hooked up the ipod it prompted me to delete the songs because it was an unlicensed version or something, so I did. Now when I try to either add music to the ipod or restore it it sits at the syncing screen forever and eventually pops up an error message. When I use the external restore utility it works fine and itunes recognizes the ipod as new. If I leave the "automatically add music" checkbox checked it adds music no problem. But if I go into itunes and try to add a playlist or something instead it freezes up again. Anyone know what might be causing this?
Shuffle 2nd gen Windows XP Pro

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On your windows computer...
Temporarily disable your firewall and antivirus software and try again...
See here for Connection Issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1379
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http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/troubleshooting/

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Have a look at this previous post and see if it helps: "iPod cannot sync because one or more playlist does not exist" http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=607312

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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 6002)
Acer Aspire X1200
iTunes 10.1.0.54
QuickTime 7.6.8
FairPlay 1.10.14
Apple Application Support 1.4
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.3.0.69
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.52.0.0
Bonjour 2.0.4.0 (214.3)
Gracenote SDK 1.8.2.457
Gracenote MusicID 1.8.2.89
Gracenote Submit 1.8.2.123
Gracenote DSP 1.8.2.34
iTunes Serial Number 3C15E351AA7A3D64
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2010-11-26 22:33:20.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce 9200
** External Plug-ins Information **
No external plug-ins installed.
Genius ID: 4b35b833c65183a1ed5cc6c2cbbb7389
** Network Connectivity Tests **
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {40E0E25B-D003-49A3-BEBB-B27D6E6241AA}
Description: Cricket Wireless
IP Address: 10.115.78.68
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled: No
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
Lease Expires: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
DNS Servers: 10.133.20.11
10.132.20.11
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Description: NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Networking Controller
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
Lease Expires: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
DNS Servers:
Active Connection: Cricket Wireless
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: Yes
Using LAN: No
Using Proxy: No
SSL 3.0 Support: Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support: Enabled
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is off.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
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iTunesHelper 10.1.0.54 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
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Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
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I am trying to copy songs from my library to my iPod Nano. I have the preferences set to manually update my iPod. I believe when I right-click "Cindy's Ipod" there should be "Update" in the context menu. It's not there. How do I get songs from Library to iPod? I realize I can drag-and-drop, but doing so one song at a time will take quite a while. Any ideas?
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