I can't update my Ipod Touch 2nd Generation to IOS 5, why?

I would really like to get IOS 5. But when I plug my scond gen. Ipod Touch into Itunes, it says that 4.3.1 is the latest update.
Please Help, thanks in advance.
P.S: my pc is a Toshiba Satilite, running Windows Vista Home Premium, and I have Itunes 10.5.

So, because it's not compatible with IOS 5, does that mean I won't be able to use the new apps?
Before buying in App you should read the description carefully. Each App states the requirements and on which platform it will be able to run. And yes, sorry, many of the new Apps require IOS 5, and since they have been compiled for IOS 5 and their code requires the runtime support of the OS, it is impossible to run them on a different OS.
Please could you tell me if there is a way to update it without going via Itunes because a bit of internet research tells me that Apple do it so that you just have to buy a new Ipod. I do not want to do any illegal downloads.
An interesting question, but I will not be so taktless to answer that question in a forum provided by Apple, and you should not ask us to do that 

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