Why does my iPod not register with iTunes when I plug it in?

My iPod has been having a continual preoblem, where it shuffles through my entire library, song by song, and stops at each one for about a second each. It has happened a few other times. I plug it into my pc to try to correct the problem, but my iPod doesn't reister with my iTunes. Does anyone know what's wrong? I'm beginning to think I have a defective iPod.

have you tried resetting it Resetting
have you read the following:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711

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