Exactly What Does a 'Restore' Do to my Ipod?

Having the same 7.7 itunes problems as others, that is I cannot sync my ipod on my new laptop (windows/vista). However, my desktop (windows/xp)runs an older version of itunes w/zero problems.
I understand if I do a restore on my ipod it wipes all music off of it (I've got my library backed up in two places) but what else does it do to the ipod? Does it reset everything as if I just took it new out of the box? If so, I'm wondering if I do this and connect it to my desktop if it will work and sync and all. This is scarey -- if I restore and am completely unable to sync from either my desktop or my laptop, I'm w/out everything until Apple comes up w/a fix. What if that never happens or they can't fix it?

I understand if I do a restore on my ipod it wipes all music off of it (
Correct; it wipes everything including the OS.
Does it reset everything as if I just took it new out of the box?
Yes, exactly.
If so, I'm wondering if I do this and connect it to my desktop if it will work and sync and all.
Difficult to say, but if you've followed all the other possibility for getting your system to sync with your iPod as in your other thread and nothing works, resetting your iPod and then if that doesn't help restoring it may be the only options left to try.
If it's working with XP and iTunes 7.6, you could try uninstalling iTunes 7.7 on the laptop and reinstalling 7.6. If you don't still have the installer, you can try searching the web for something like "iTunes 7.6 download". But you may find that the library has been upgraded and won't work with 7.6 and so will need to be recreated. That wouldn't lose your content, but would lose playlists, ratings and such. Vista is a bit less straightforward when it comes to security, though, so it's possible that the problem stem from something in Vista, not with iTunes 7.7 per se and so might come happen with 7.6 as well. Not having run into the problem myself, I just can't say with any certainty.
If none of the steps short of restoring your iPod or reinstalling iTunes 7.6 work and you have an Apple Store near you, you might see if you can book an appointment to take in your laptop and iPod and see if they can help you sort it out.
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