HT4972 i cant upgrade past ios 4.21

Hi everyone.
I have an Ipod Touch 8gb which i have had for a few years. i tried to update it today to IOS 5.11 but it will not update past 4.2.1!!
What on gods green earth is going on; i'm stumped!
I have checked the upgrade settings and rechecked them and backed up and restored about 7 times and nothing, still IOS 4.2.1.
Can anyone help me?
using a windows vista laptop which has always been the normal sync for my ipod
Thanks in advance

chris2693w wrote:
Hi everyone.
I have an Ipod Touch 8gb which i have had for a few years. i tried to update it today to IOS 5.11 but it will not update past 4.2.1!!
iOS 4.2.1 is the latest version for the second generation iPod Touch.

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