IPhone 4 stuck on Recovery Mode. Can't Restore :(

So I was trying to downgrade my iPhone's iOS from 4.3.5 to 4.2.1 so it successfully worked with RedSn0w.
Then when i rebooted my iPhone the iTunes Cable Screen Showed even if i remove the cable from my PC, when Iopen my iPhone, the iTunes Cable would still show up.
Then when i plugged it into my PC the details came out of my iTunes shows:
It says it's on Recovery Mode but i Tried RecBoot to exit the Recovery mode but it keeps on coming back. Now I can't restore, an error occurs if I restore. HEEELPPP me kill the recovery mo! i don't wanna go to an Apple Store as far as I can...

I forgot to say that I did edit the hosts file and removed all lines containing apple.com and yet I still get the same 3194 error.

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This is Apple's troubleshooting for restore loop issues (from http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694):
Restore loop (being prompted to restore again after a restore successfully completes): This issue is typically caused by out-of-date or incorrectly configured third-party security software. Please followTroubleshooting security software issues if USB troubleshooting does not resolve this issue.
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Try a different USB 30-pin dock-connector cable.
Eliminate third-party security software conflicts.
There may be third-party software installed that modifies your default packet size in Windows by inserting one or more TcpWindowSize entries into your registry. Your default packet size being set incorrectly can cause this error. Contact the manufacturer of the software that installed the packet-size modification for assistance. Or, follow this article by Microsoft: How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to reset the packet size back to the default for Windows.
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