Locked in recovery mode after 3.0 update, common solution not working

A few minutes into updating my touch to 3.0, my computer says "found new hardware" and wants to install the driver for "Apple Mobile Device (Recovery Mode)". It can't find a driver so it asks me to install from disk, but of course there is no disk.
the ipod shows the picture of the usb cable and the itunes logo, and restarting it doesn't do any good. every time i plug it in, i get the same thing.
people have told me that the resolution to this problem is this
1. Dissconnect your iPhone.
2. Reboot & reconnect the phone.
3. Select "Install Drivers Later".
4. Open the Start menu > (Right click) My Computer > Select Properties.
5. Select "Device Manager" from the top left pane.
6. The phone will be listed under "Other devices" as Apple Mobile Device.
7. Right click it and select update drivers - Select "Browse my computer..."
8. Navigate to c:
Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support
9. Click okay - Watch it install - Backup & Update with iTune - Chill out.
okay so i followed that to the letter, and it tells me "windows could not find the driver software for your device, etc."
so, could somebody please help?

Here's another option for you-
If you have access to another PC running iTunes 8.2, you can use that to restore you Touch to version 3.0. After the restore, you'll be able to sync with your regular PC and reload all your things.
Here's how-
Do not connect you Touch to the 2nd PC yet. You'll need to copy the 3.0 update from your machine to the 2nd PC. The update on your machine should be located at C:\Documents and Settings\(account name)\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Software Updates. The file name is iPod2,13.0_7A341Restore.ipsw Copy this file into the same folder on the 2nd PC. It's possible that the folder ......\iPod Software Updates doesn't exist on the 2nd PC. If so, you'll need to add it, then copy the iPod2,13.0_7A341Restore.ipsw file into it.
Connect your Touch and do the restore, but don't sync it. You'll now have 3.0 installed and you should be able to connect to your main PC and sync your Touch.

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