ITunes Keeps asking me to "Restore" my Ipod

I have an Ipod mini which I bought about two years ago, and I recently downloaded ITunes 7 (I just got a new computer and didn't have much choice in the matter).
Every time I hook in my IPod, it says it's in recovery mode and I need to restore it. I restored it once, wiping it clean, but it still won't permit me to use the ipod. It keeps saying it's in recovery mode and that I need to restore it.
Please advise.
Thanks.

replying to Paul_G
My 3rd gen iPod is also regularly asking to be restored
is that message showing up on the ipod itself, Paul? if so, probably the best place for you to start is with this document:
iPod displays "Use iTunes to restore" message

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