VERY STRANGE IPOD TOUCH PROBLEM

Hey guys,
I think i have a problem and i havent been able to find anyone else that has been experiencing the same thing.
Every once in awhile (like every 2 or 3 times) I try to sync my ipod touch, i get an error. I either get an error that says that the ipod has timed out or that itunes could not connect to the iphone due to an unkown error (even though i have a touch, not an iphone)
I then unplug my ipod, and plug it back in...my computer does not recognize that it is plugged back in. I realized that ALL my usb ports on my computer have stopped working at this point...i try my usb mouse, doesnt work, i try my ipod again, doesnt work...and i try them on different usb ports, doesnt work.
so i restart my computer, and as it is booting up, i get this blue screen that like flickers and what not across my laptop screen. after its done booting up i get a message on my laptop that says "windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown" The thing is, I clicked restart...so it should not of been unexpected. It says that the problem was "blue screen" and that it was caused by the usb ports somehow.
Well then i load up itunes, plug my ipod into the comp again, and it syncs fine (at least for the nest 2 or 3 times) And all my usb ports work once again.
Any ideas on what is going on here? Is it a problem with my ipod, itunes, or computer?
Oh and after my ipod has been turned on for awhile and im using it, the grey area around the apps in the dock area flickers very slightly. I dont know if this is related.
Thanks alot guys
Message was edited by: XxTimxX

ok thanks guys...but i have an update and it quite strange.
so i set my itunes so that it would NOT open when my ipod is plugged in (so that i could just plug my ipod into my comp and charge it without it automatically opening itunes and syncing it). So i plug my ipod into one of my two usb ports on the side of my laptop (i also have 2 in the back).
Oh and keep in mind i have a usb mouse plugged in using 1 of the rear usb ports during this process.
so my ipod starts charging and itunes doesnt open, so im happy. When the ipod was fully charged i unplugged it. after a min i decided i wanted to shop for some apps, so i decided to plug it back into my comp so i didnt use any battery...but my laptop didnt recognize it. i tried unpluggin then plugging back in a few times....didnt work. my usb mouse in the back still worked....and i also tried unpluggin that and pluggin it back in, and it continued to work as it should.
i then tried pluggin my touch into the second usb port on the side....didnt work. So i decided that since my usb mouse was working like it should in one of the rear ports, i would unplug that and then plug my ipod into that port. so i did this, but my ipod still was not recognized by my computer. so i unplugged my ipod and plugged my mouse back into the usb port...but now my mouse wasnt recognized either! so its like wherever i plug my touch into, it disables that usb port.
any help at all guys! this is so weird. im gonna try to update my drivers but i have tried previously and it didnt work so im not sure what to do.
thanks alot

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