Problem downloading Ipod software during restore

Hello everyone,
My iPod has had a flakey connection to iTunes, so I decided to restore my mini to factory settings.
All seemed to be going well until I hit the "Restore" button, which brings up a pop-up message "There was a problem downloading the iPod software for the iPod. The requested resource was not found".
Does that mean the software wasn't found or my iPod wasn't found? Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Richie
Acer Laptop   Windows XP  

Hi again,
No luck I'm afraid. I followed the instructions on the link you provided.
Having run chkdsk, there were no problems.
I navigated down to the iTunes subdirectory, but I don't have anything called "iPod software updates". I did a search on my Documents & Settings with no luck. I've checked that I have enabled viewing of system folders under my folder settings.
All I can see are the following files;
CD Info.cidb
iTunes.pref
iTunesPrefs.xml
and I have an empty directory called iTunes Plug-ins.
In the iTunes sub-directory from 'All Users', all I can see is a file called iPodDevices.xml
I don't know if there's an error in the webpage you ent me, but I do have a directory called 'iPod Updater 2005-06-26' in my Program Files/iPod subdirectory. This contains the following files;
Acknowledgements.rtf
iPod Help.chm
iPod Updater 2005-06-26.exe
iPodUpdaterExt.dll
Readme.doc
StMp3Rec.inf
StMp3Rec.sys
StMp3Recnt.cat
Should I do anything with these?
As a furhter troubleshoot, I've borrowed a friends iPod Nano and connected it to my Itunes okay using my cable, so I know it's an issue with my iPod - any other ideas?
Thanks again for your help,
Richie
Acer Laptop Windows XP

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