Itunes 5.0 won't update my ipod

Have been suffering through vers 5 like most of us. It has installed ok and looks ok but will not update my ipod. It recognises it is plugged in and it tells me it is doing it but nothing happens. I have installed the latest quicktime and ipod updater and even tried changing the drive letter of the ipod.. But now I can't change the drive letter back as it only lists the ipod drive when it is pretending to update it and of course I'm not quick enough to change it back even if it would let me. Anyone got any ideas?Please.

Because you really have a 2G iod. Those can only go to 4.2.1.  If yours is an 8or 16 GB one it is a 2G Apple only made 32 and 64 GB 3G iPOds. A 32 GB one can be either. To identify yours see:
Identifying iPod models
You use the model number on the back to tell a 2G from a 3G.

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