Cannot reset iPad with forgotten passcode

I have forgotten the restrictions Passcode but am unable to reset my iPad even though I have tried the usual suggestions. I have the latest iOS version (8.0), i have backed up all my stuff, i have turned off Find My iPad, and I have done the turn it off/plug it into USB/hold Home key/connect to iTunes/click Restore process...BUT it seems to be hung up on the software verification part. It shows the progress bar running as it "verifies" but it never gets past that. I always end up with an error message.
I'm beyond frustrated at this point as all i want to do is reset it so i can start over without the passcode!!! Hopefully someone has been in this situation before and got through it!!

At the very end of the kb article that explains what to do when you forget the passcode, it states the following .......
If you have Find My iPhone enabled, you can use Remote Wipe to erase the contents of your device. If you have been using iCloud to back up, you may be able to restore the most recent backup to reset the passcode after the device has been erased.
Alternatively, place the device in recovery mode and restore it to erase the device:
Disconnect the USB cable from the device, but leave the other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to shut down.
While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the device. The device should turn on.
Continue holding the Home button until you see the Connect to iTunes screen.
iTunes will alert you that it has detected a device in recovery mode. Click OK, and then restore the device.
....... So in either case, you will not need to use the pascode, but you will be totally erasing the device, but since you do sync with iTunes, I assume that you have a backup from which you can restore the device and after doing that you can sync with iTunes to recover all of your media.

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