Error 29 when trying to restore to iOS4

Ok so yesterday when attempting to upgrade to iOS4, there was an error and my phone got locked in recovery mode. Every time I try to restore it, at the end of the proccess an error window pops up saying:
"The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (29)."
I'm not a whiz when it comes to this stuff so could someone give me some suggestions?

I have same error29.The reason i think. is..... start from beginning
I broke hold button off my iphone 3GS had to fix it was willing to pay. I have never jailbroke my phone pained for all my app's then i took my iphone into apple elizabeth st in Melbourne they informed me that they did not fix iphones that i should try a store up from them. he was nice in store fixed my iphone. But later that month 3.1.3 came out and when i went to update i got error29 i then took my iphone to Designwyse in dingly they said they only fix apple computers not iphones sent me to southland apple center they tryed in two computers then took out back and opened it found that Been fixed before and would not fix it.
NOTE I WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED AND HAD NOT BEEN JAILBROKEN. they would not fix it told me to by a new phone.
I came home and found a program for mac called blackra1n also irecovery works. this fixed my iphone for firmware 3.1.3
I did same with ios4 and this time after using these programs my iphone reboots every few mins. many others with error29 have had this issues.
After all i have been throw with this iphone i think now apple have did something in IOS4 to break iphone as error29 has only happened to myself and others if not replaced or repaired by apple.
SO DO NOT UPDATE TO IOS4 if you have this error.
And thank you apple for stuffing a good iphone. I have spent well over $250 on app's and own 3g and 3gs and i will still buy a iphone4 but I do think what ever you did was wrong.
for everyone else who reads this apple meant it and your phone will be forever stuffed. and stuck on 3.1.3 cos i don't think apple will make a patch to fix this.

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