When I plug my iPod into my laptop, it freezes.

Question

All of the sudden, one day my iPod froze when I plugged it into my laptop, and then it happened again when i plugged it in!
Windows   Windows XP  

Answer 1

What exactly do you mean when you say that the iPod freezes when you connect it to your computer? Does it just display the "Do Not Disconnect" screen when connected, and doesn't get off that screen?
If so, this screen will continue to stay displayed on your iPod, usually because you either have Disk Use enabled, or you are manually managing your iPod's songs.
If you are automatically syncing songs to your iPod, then disable disk use (if you would like iTunes to automatically eject your iPod after the sync is complete).
For more info, see this:
Using Disk Use for iPod
If you are manually managing your iPod's songs, then you will have to eject it from your computer before unplugging it to make it safe to disconnect.
To eject an iPod, click on the little arrow next to your iPod's name in the iTunes Source List.
Or, you can go to the Safely Remove Hardware program, found among the System Tray icons, which are in the bottom-right corner of your screen. Select "Apple iPod USB", and click on "Stop".
For more details on safely disconnecting an iPod, see this:
Safely Disconnect iPod
If the Do Not Disconnect screen is not the problem, then have you tried resetting your iPod? To reset an iPod:
First, toggle the iPod's "Hold" switch back and forth a couple of times (leave it on the white side of the switch).
Then, press and hold the Menu and Select (center) buttons together for 5-10 seconds.
Try this several times, then connect your iPod to your computer again.
If that doesn't seem to work, then try putting your iPod into disk mode, following the steps in this article:
Putting iPod into disk mode
After the iPod is in disk mode, connect it to your computer, and see if it doesn't freeze.
Also, try these five iPod troubleshooting steps here:
The Five R's
-Kylene