When i plug my ipod in it tries to sync but gets stuck on the back up stage. HELP

When i plug my ipod in itunes loads etc then it states syncing, but it gets to stage 2 which is back up and wont get past that, ive left it on over night, reinstalled, checked my firewall etc and phones up itunes support with no success, Can any one help me? I have windows 7 with itunes 10.5 and ipod touch 4th generation with iso5 installed.
I have been trying to resolbe the problem for over 2 weeks now and have had my ipod replaced twice during this time.
thanks!!!

Have you tried completely uninstalling and re-installing iTunes using the instructions provided in this Apple support document?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1925
Were you able to remove all the previous backups in iTunes?
B-rock

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