Ipod nano didnt completely restore

i really need help! see, i restored my nano, but i have a feeling it didn't completely restore, because i tried to connect it back up to itunes after restoring it. but itunes didn't recognize the ipod. so i re-read the restoring process and it turns out that i probably didn't even finish restoring it! i only completed stage 1 of the restoring process, and i most likely skipped stage 2. so i'm wondering if any one has some advice for me??? what should i do if my ipod is only half-restored, as i fear, and it won't even show up on itunes?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! I NEED YOUR ADVICE!

Click on control panel/admin tools/computer management/disk management/right click on the iPod to re-assign the drive letter.
Choose something lower down the alphabet, say 'M' or something similar.
The iPod can be confused by any other storage devices assigned a similar drive letter even though they may not connected at the same time.
Then try the restore again.

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Hi!
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