Problems installing iPod software with iTunes

I get the message "The software for this ipod is not installed correctly. Please reinstall iTunes to install the required software." I have reinstalled iTunes and still get this message. I have the latest version of iTunes installed (11.1.4.62) running on Windows 7. Any suggestions?Problems

Hi welcome to Apple Discussions!
Yes, I do know what could be the issue. Your computer may be confusing your iPod with a different drive (thus not recognized or keeps repeatedly asking to name iPod).
In this case the thing to do is try assigning your iPod a different drive letter. in "Control Panel".
Go to "START -> Control Panel".
Click on "Administrative Tools" (if you can't see it, switch to the "classic view" in the left panel).
Go to "Computer Management", then "Disk Management" button in the left area.
Right-click on your iPod there, and click on "Change Drive Letter and Paths...". Change the letter to something like "M" or "N" (further along in the alphabet).
It should look like this picture:
For more details, see this articke , which basically says and explains the same thing:
Assigning your iPod a different drive letter
I hope this solves your issue
-Kylene
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