Cant restor ipod classic 160 gb with itunes 11

any idea? i have a lot of options saying to download apps like appzapper and pacifist and downgrade to itunes 10...
too complicated for me....
any other option????

This article may help
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

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