Re: restoring factory settings (see help what is disk write

after succesfully putting my ipod into disk mode, i was able to restore the mini ipod. however the message says it has been restored and is restarting, but it seems to be taking a very long time - over an hour already.! Is this normal or is there something wrong? How long should it take? Waht should i do next? so far i haven't been able to se the ipod in itunes or anything. how do i know if it's formatted for windows?

Formatting the iPod shouldn’t take any longer than a few minutes.
First of all, try clicking on the little x in the top corner, which might take you to the next stage in the process. Sometimes it gets stuck.
If this doesn’t work, shut down the computer, disconnect the iPod, restart the computer, run the updater again, and connect the iPod when prompted.

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