My iPod won't sync because of issue with the back-up software

I have recently purchased an iPhone 4 and synced it with my itunes library on my PC and then updated the software to 5.0.  I already had an iPod touch (4th generation) and now when i try and sync it with the library it says "back-up corrupt or incompatable with iPod, please delete back-up and try again"...i followed the instructions and now have no back-up and it restored the original factory settings to the iPod.  I am now trying to re-sync it to get my songs back and the same message is appearing.  How do i back-up my iPod ??

the version of your ipod shouldnt stop it from syncing

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