ITunes is confusing update of iPod Touch with update of iTunes

I have a powerbook G4 1.25Ghz/2 Gigs RAM/120 Gig HD running OS 10.4.11 and iTunes 9.2.1. I also have a iPod Touch 2nd gen running iOS 4.1. I'm trying to update the iPod Touch to iOS 4.2 using the "update" icon under the heading "Version" in the "Summary" window for the iPod Touch within iTunes. It is located next to a sentence that says "A newer version of the iPod software is available (version 4.2). To update your iPod with the latest software, click update." When I click on the update button, a window pops up that says "This version of iTunes (9.2.1) is the current version." Obviously, something is corrupted within iTunes. I just did an archive and install of the operating system and, afterwards, a reinstall of iTunes. Do I have to reinstall iTunes again, or is there an easier fix?

I think the problem is this:
You're running Tiger (OS 10.4), which is not compatible with iTunes 10
iTunes 10 is required to update to IOS 4.2

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