Attempting to restore iPod; iTunes stuck in recovery loop

I chose to restore my iPod to factory settings because it had a bunch of stuff on it that I couldn't get off of it otherwise (I guess). ITunes told me to unplug it and replug it into the computer. After the usual installing of drivers and whatnot, iTunes began giving me the following messages:
"iTunes needs to prepare your iPod for recovery. Please leave your iPod connected.
"Preparing iPod for recovery...
"Waiting for iPod...
"iTunes needs to prepare your iPod for recovery. Please leave your iPod connected."
...which continued until I told it to cancel. Nothing appears on my iPod screen at all, whether it's plugged in or not. Now what?

Scratch this, I got it figured out.

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