My ipod is stuck in recovery mode after i tried to restore it

Ihave a 4g ipod and it is 5.1.1, it wasn't working greatt so i went to restore it and it said error 21. it is now stuck in recovery mode and when i keep trying to restore it the same error keeps popping up. Can anyone Help me?

Error 20, 21, 23, 26, 28, 29, 34, 36, 37, 40
These errors typically occur when security software interferes with the restore and update process. FollowTroubleshooting security software issues to resolve this issue. In rare cases, these errors may be a hardware issue. If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service.

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