Computer not recognizing my itouch

When I try to sync my itouch with itunes an error message shows up saying "USB Device not recognized. The device has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it" Then it says to click on the message for help but all it does is show that there is an unrecognized device in one of the ports. My itouch is very old, refurbished and when I've been downloading podcasts, they've played back too slow, am wondering if it's just on it's way out...any thoughts?

Hello Pattidee23,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Sounds like an issue with the iPod's Drivers. See this article for more assistance.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
It might also help to take a look at the suggestions in this article as well.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1495
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