I am having trouble restoring my ipod (restore loop)

When I try to restore my iPod, the program goes through its paces, seems to restore it, and then presents me with a dialogue box saying that I must restore the ipod in order to use it! In other words, I am put on a restore loop. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Sounds like a drive collision: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499 Before changing the drive letter, with the exception of your iPod, keyboard and mouse, be sure to disconnect all other USB connected devices including printers, thumb drivers, flash memory, scanners, external hard drives, improbability drives, etc. Use a much higher letter, like M or P or Z.

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