IPod Mini cannot be updated by iTunes on a Mac

OK, I'm confused. I plugged my iPod mini into my PM G5 (10.4.7, iTunes 7) to update some songs I bought. I got a message telling me the iPod needed to be updated. OK, tried that...I get a "the computer can not communicate with the iPod Error Code 1418" message. The iPod shows a file icon with a "?" icon. The computer could not even link to the iPod to reset it. I tried using Disk First Aid to wipe the iPod slick but that did not work.
I tried connecting it to a friend's MacBook Pro and it synched to his iTunes 7 just fine. So I tried my PM G5 again and got the same error code and the iPod was reduced yet again to an unusable state. I read the FAQ's and tried the deletion of the two iPod files in the user's library to no avail. I deleted and reloaded iTunes 7 but that did not work either.
I'm out of ideas of what to do...any help would be appreciated. Thx.

mine is similar enough. it connects and updates, but think s my new ipod is not video capable, and i have no ability to restore/update. alternately, everything works great on two alternate computers i was able to test it on...just not MY COMPUTER (MY ITUNES). i've done everything apple has suggested, have spoken with technical "support" and there is no solution. i'm rather irritated by the whole ordeal.

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I have a 5th generation 60GB iPod which I have been
trying to update to software version 1.2 (from
1.1.1.) but I keep getting the error message
duplicated in the subject line of this post.
I wouldn't mind to keep using V.1.1, except that I
want to play a game I downçloaded from iTunes and
which requires 1.2 to work.
Any help?
WK
Windows XP
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