Cleared content and settings in iPod touch, now computer says it has malfunctioned

My ipod touch was working perfectly fine, but i was going to give it to a friend and so i decided to go into settings and clear the content and settings, so that it was a fresh ipod.  Well now it says connect to iTunes, but when i connect it to the computer it says that "USB device not recognized: the Device has malfunctioned and cannot be recognized" something like that.  And then it says it failed to install drivers and disconnects.  I do not know what is wrong and why it wont connect to my computer and iTunes.
I need some help.

Yes.  So try the following to et iTunes to see the iPod;
- Place the iPod in recovery mode. See:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
- Place the iPod in DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings

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