4th Gen Help - dark screen, wont sync - corrupted?

My Husband bought me a used (working) 20gb 4th gen click wheel iPod for my bday. Now it's not working. It worked yesterday at my friends house. I was able to:
*Restore to factory settings
*Sync it to the library (added 570 songs)
*play/listen to music
Today when I brought it home to sync to my comp, it refuses. iTunes says its corrupted. I tried restoring it again, and now the screen is dark. I have reset it several times with no luck.
Any suggestions before I go crazy?
Generic Compaq T5000 Windows XP Pro 1.7ghz ,512mb ram,64mb vid card, 5 usb 2.0 ports 120gb SATA hd dvd rom, cdrw

If this
iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7
You have to enter the ID and password. or do this
Find My iPhone Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account
To recover ID and PW
Is there a way to find my Apple ID Name if I can't remember it?
Yes. Visit My Apple ID and click Find your Apple ID. See Finding your Apple ID if you'd like more information.
How do I change or recover a forgotten Apple ID Password?
If you've forgotten your Apple ID Password or want to change it, go to My Apple ID and follow the instructions. SeeChanging your Apple ID password if you'd like more information.
Otherwise:
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

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