IPOD TOUCH NOT RECOGNISED IN ITUNES OR MY COMPUTER

help ! my ipod touch isnt recognised in my computer ,nor in my itunes diagnostic program it says no ipod detcted .on my ipod touch 2nd gen screen it has the itunes symbol and a usb lead symbol.when itunes comes on it says itunes has detected an ipod in recovery mode ,you must restore before you can continue .i have tried restoring many times but itis stuck in a loop !! ive followed the apple support info about administrative tools and trying to reasign a new path /drive but when i get to the part where it says right click on the ipod symbol there isnt a symbol there !! help im going out of my mind !!

Hi,
Have you seen these support articles...
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch not appearing in iTunes
Device Not Recognised
For PC
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Unable to Update or Restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

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