IPod Nano in restore loop

When connecting the iPod nano my laptop, iTunes states the nano is in need of a restore. Ok, I thought, I'll restore it then reload my music, I've succesfully did this before. I proceed with the restore but when it shows back up in iTunes listing, it again asks for a restore. From this point forward, it is in a restore loop. I take this nano to a friends Mac G5 and no problem, loads, re-syncs, works great. Bring it back to my laptop and same problem. Tried another Windows XP PC in my house and it too, works great, loads songs, re-syncs, works fine. I think I have an iTunes database error within this particular Laptop. Removed iTunes and ran a registry cleaner twice but that did not help. Any suggestions???

Reformat the iPod drive through the computer management within administrative tools in the Control Panel. When doing it select FAT for the format, not FAT32. Its the only way I fixed mine after every other attempt (i.e. drive letter change, reinstalled iTunes, format the drive by right clicking on drive, etc.)

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Hello mvfx,
What other USB devices do you have attached to your computer? If there are any at all, try temporarily disconnecting them to see if that makes a difference as they sometimes cause driver and drive letter conflicts.
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http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/erase/
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My ipod nano wont restore. Whenever I click restore to factory settings it says:
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I tried to reformat it and it says that Windows was unable to reformat the ipod.

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ITunes Has Detected An IPod That Appears to be corrupted. You May need to restore this IPod before it can be used in ITunes. You May Also Try and Disconnect + Reconnect The Ipod.
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so i went threw the 5 r's nothing worked, then I tried to do everything over, reinstall Itunes, this happened, There was a problem Downloading the Ipod Software for the Ipod, the requested resource was not found
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VIA M810LMR
iTunes 7.6.1.9
QuickTime 7.4.1
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CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
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Video Display Information
S3 Graphics ProSavage 8A26 (Microsoft Corporation)
** External Plug-ins Information **
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** Network Connectivity Tests **
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Description: Adaptadores basados en Ethernet ADMtek AN983 - Minipuerto del administrador de paquetes
IP Address: 10.125.78.197
Subnet Mask: 255.255.192.0
Default Gateway: 10.125.64.1
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 10.0.124.129
Lease Obtained: Mon Mar 03 00:31:40 2008
Lease Expires: Mon Mar 03 08:07:36 2008
DNS Servers: 10.0.124.129
10.0.124.129
10.0.124.135
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Online: Yes
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Using LAN: Yes
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Connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful.
Secure connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful.
Secure connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
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iTunesHelper 7.6.1.9 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 1.14.0.0 is currently running.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
Controlador de host universal USB VIA Rev 5 o posterior. Device is working properly.
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Hello!
Try this:
1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Double click on Administrative Tools. Note: If you don't see Administrative Tools, look at the left column in Control Panel for a link that says, "Switch to Classic View," and click it.
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4. In the left column, click on Disk Management.
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6. Click the Change button.
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8. Click OK.
9. Click Yes on the confirmation dialog.
10. Close the Computer Management window.
11. Restart your computer. Make sure you're iPod is not connected to your computer when you restart it. This may cause trouble in restarting your computer, as your computer may try to "boot" to the hard drive in your iPod.
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Can't get my iPod Nano to restore

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Well I busted my iPod. So I purchased a hard drive for it and installed the unit. All my instructions (gleaned from boards and tutorials) said to connect the thing and restore the iPod. I connect it and it says it is in recovery mode and in order to use it I need to restore it. No surprise, I expected that. I click restore and enter my admin password. It seems to begin the process but then kicks out a warning that says it cannot restore because iPod is busy. I tried ejecting and putting into disk mode manually. I reconnect and the warning says the iPod is corrupted and needs a restore. I go through the whole rigamarole again and it says it is busy. If I leave it connected after the busy warning and click 'OK' then it automatically begins again, saying that the machine is in recovery mode and needs to be restored before i can use it. Same thing all over again...Click restore, admin pass, can't restore because the iPod is busy and so forth.
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