Trouble with turning ipod off

I have a Ipod 30gig Video and when i go to turn it off, sometimes it will take me five to ten tries. I do it the way it tells me to by holding in the play button and sometimes it works perfectly; but other times it will take me many tries. I don't know what the problem is.
PLEASE HELP
Dell Dimension 4300 Windows XP Pro

I have a Ipod 30gig Video and when i go to turn it
off, sometimes it will take me five to ten tries. I
do it the way it tells me to by holding in the play
button and sometimes it works perfectly; but other
times it will take me many tries. I don't know what
the problem is.
I don't know why it happens, but it might comfort you to know that exactly the same thing happens to me on both my iPods.

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