Need help asap please! ipod touch screen black, stuck in recovery mode!

i connected my ipod touch to my laptop windows xp and ipod was on normally and then it opened itunes like usual, but then the ipod touch iteself turned black! then itunes said it was stuck in recovery mode. so i clicked to restore it, and its in the process of restoring, then it stopped, window popped up saying error 6! my ipod touch wont turn on at all, restoring doesnt finish, help!!!
please and thanks!!

Please [*_CLICK HERE_*|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275]as it includes some troubleshooting techniques that Apple has listed. Hope it helps solve your problem.
Axel F.

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Dell Inc. Inspiron 620
iTunes 10.5.1.42
QuickTime 7.6.9
FairPlay 1.13.36
Apple Application Support 2.1.5
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 4.0.0.97
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.57.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.5.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.5.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.5.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.5.45
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Intel Corporation, Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
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Network Adapter Information
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Description:          Dell Wireless 1502 802.11b/g/n
IP Address:          192.168.15.103
Subnet Mask:          255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:          192.168.15.1
DHCP Enabled:          Yes
DHCP Server:          192.168.15.1
Lease Obtained:          Thu Nov 24 07:48:20 2011
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Adapter Name:          {9FC60966-E79B-4811-BDFE-990B8F7F9C61}
Description:          Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
IP Address:          0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask:          0.0.0.0
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DNS Servers:
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Online:                    Yes
Using Modem:          No
Using LAN:          Yes
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TLS 1.0 Support:          Enabled
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Track 10, start time 26:45:47
Track 11, start time 29:22:27
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