Help with Restoring my IPod Shuffle 1 GB

My IPod shuffle 1 GB (1st Generation Model) had some problems 2 days back wherein it was not showing up on ITunes (I had an older version) while in My Computer it was giving an error say Disk I/O Error. I first installed ITunes 7.0 and then connected my IPod but it was unable to download the update (some firewall issue) So I tried using the IPod shuffle reset utility and it stops after a few seconds saying "ipod restore failed. Error: -25"
Can anyone tell me what I could do to get my shuffle up n runnin again. Pls help. Thank you in advance.
~Karthik

My IPod shuffle 1 GB (1st Generation Model) had some problems 2 days back wherein it was not showing up on ITunes (I had an older version) while in My Computer it was giving an error say Disk I/O Error.
i usually associate those I/O errors with a flaky USB 2.0 connection.
have you added any other USB 2.0 peripherals to you system lately? if so, do you get better recognition if you unplug them prior to attaching the shuffle?
(sometimes power drain through one USB port can affect an ipod connection through a different port, which is what i'm checking on here.)

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