Ipod wont restore plz help!!!

well after watching a few music videos on a road trip i turned off my ipod. Then the next day i turn it on and is says
"connect to your computer use itunes to restore"
so i do that and after it restores it says the same thing again and again and again it just keeps going through the same process i restore it then it says it has to be restored again? can someone plz help.

Some folks have had success from recovery mode loops by reformatting the iPod to FAT32, followed by a restore in iTunes, through Windows Explorer:
1 - Connect your iPod to your computer.
2 - When iTunes has finished syncing with your iPod, open "My Computer".
3 - Right-click on your iPod, and click on "Format". (If your iPod is not showing in My Computer, make sure that disk use isn’t enabled in iTunes).
4 - Here, verify that your formatting settings are "Default", with the format type set for FAT32. Also, make sure that "Quick Scan" is not selected.
5 - Then, click on "OK" to begin the formatting process.
6 - When this is complete (it might take a while), make sure to restore your iPod in iTunes again, so as to properly reload the firmware back onto it again.
-Kylene

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    A. Try to connect your iPod with another computer with the iPod updater pre-installed.
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    You don’t want to pay any service charges
    You are prepared to buy a new one
    You can’t accept the re-sell value of your broken iPod
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    Last Resort Level
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    http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/directory.html
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