Failed to download iOS 5 on iPod touch - please help?

I've tried to download iOS5 onto my iPod touch, following the instructions to first wipe it and restore it - it restore with the old 4. version, not the iOS5. How can I get it to download iOS 5? Thanks

Are you sure you have a 3G or 4G iPod Touch? Only those generation iPod Touch models can be updated to iOS 5. If you have a 2G iPod Touch, it can only be updated to iOS 4.2.1.
See here to help you identify what generation iPod Touch you have.
Identifying iPod models
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