My ipods don't sync anymore

Dear,
My itunes syncs with three apple products: an ipad, anipod nano (touch) and an ipod classic.
When I try to sync my nano and classic itunes says they are probably damaged and that I have to restore them.
Because I was a bit hopeless, I restored my classic. I restarted my computer (windows vista) and now he still says the same.
I tried again and again, but it does not work!
Does anyone have any tips to help me out?
Sophie

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