Ipod wont shut off or restore :(

I want to restore my Ipod, but I follow the directions and nothing is working how it should.
My ipod wont shut off (yes I've reset it)
I plug it into my computer and it goes from "do not disconnect" to "okay to disconnect" back and forth, back and forth
I opened Itunes and I don't see the "source" (my Ipod) so I can do a restore on it.
What do I do?
I tried to open the apple updater and it gives me a windows error and "needs to close" so that wont work
what the **** is wrong with this

I was able to put it in Disk Mode. When I plugged it into the computer it said "your ipod needs to be restored to be formatted with windows. would you like to open itunes to do this" or something along those lines. BUT when I click okay, itunes opens and my Ipod keeps going from "OK to Disconnect" to "Do not disconnect" over and over and I can't do anything.
The Ipod update still isn't working
what now?

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