Ipod Not Restoring Properly

Hey, got a little stuck on this one.
My iPod won't play- it says to connect it to the computer and restore. When I do so, it tells me it's detected an iPod in recovery mode and that I must restore it.
I do so, waiting for it to go through the thing restoring itself. At the end of the process, it says "finished- wait for the ipod to reset itself" or something to that extent.
Once it resets, iTunes again tells me its detected an ipod in recovery mode, and that I need to restore it- right back where I started. The same thing happened in Vista and XP Pro (I'm dual booting), but the problem began before I installed Vista.
Any help I can get on this one would be most appreciated. It's a bit over a year old, so I have a feeling the warranty is gone, though I'll have to search through a filing cabinet of receipts to be sure.
Thanks again.

Hi Volm!
A "recovery mode loop" like this one can be caused by drive letter confusion on your computer.
Try assigning your iPod a different drive letter, following the steps in this article:
Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive
-Kylene

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