Restore won't really "restore"

I recently received an iPod Nano. I was at work and decided to start up my process using my Mac there. Unfortunately, I have a PC at home, and that is the machine where I will be storing my music.
I have figured out that I need to restore my iPod to the original settings, and have tried to do that twice. Both times, I had to use a Mac because the iPod won't even show up ANYWHERE on the PC. But when I restore it on the Mac, it immediately re-formats it for a Mac.
So here is the question: How do I restore on a Mac so I can re-configure it on my PC? Or am I just out of luck?
HELP! And thank you!!
PC   Windows XP  

OK, so do you still have your 'old' internal drive? If so, I would recommend putting it into the enclosure and booting from it. Then erase your SSD using Disk Utility, "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" with a single GUID partition. Then use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the old drive to the SSD.
Time Machine should, of course, be working. But the above method should work easily, without having to use your TM backup.
Clinton

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