IPod Touch won't synch with PC

I am attempting to connect a new IPod Touch to my PC. The prompt said the device will not work with the installed version of ITunes and directed me to uninstall ITunes. I attempted to upgrade by downloading a new version of ITunes, but the IPod Touch still will not synch.
If I do uninstall ITunes, do I risk losing all my recorded music?

I had exactly the same problem and have found a solution this evening. I have a Siemens laptop running Windows 7 Ultimate, also running iTunes 9.0.3 and a 2nd Gen iPod Touch. With iTunes running, I plugged the ipod in and the progress bar would stick on sync for many hours with no success (left it for 10hrs!). I tried unistalling itunes and reinstalling, evening trying older versions (8 and 9), and no, I didn't loose the library or playlist (I have always accepted the default locations on set up).
WHat the problem in my case seems to be, is the itunesbackup.exe program. When the ipod is connected and syncing (and stuck as usual) I open task manager, go to processes, highlight "itunesbackup.exe" and then end that process. iTunes then moves on to the next step and starts syncing etc etc - works perfectly.
Hope this helps.

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