Restoring doesn't work

Restoring my iPod Video doesn't seem to work as every time I restore it, it only continues to ask me to restore over and over again to no avail. I'm not sure if there is something wrong with the iPod itself that needs service or if there's been a small step in Apple's support that I've overlooked.
(All my iPod and iTunes software is up to date and I've just recently restarted my computer and updated/reinstalled my USB devices)

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Restoring my iPod Video doesn't seem to work as every time I restore it, it only continues to ask me to restore over and over again to no avail.
Hi GenericUsername,
It sounds like you might be having a issue of drive letter confusion here.
Try assigning your iPod a different drive letter, by following the instructions from this Knowledge Base article, here:
Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive
Also, you could try reformatting your iPod in FAT32 format, followed by a restore in iTunes, by following these steps:
1 - Connect your iPod to your computer.
2 - When iTunes has finished syncing with your iPod, open "My Computer".
3 - Right-click on your iPod, and click on "Format". (If your iPod is not showing in My Computer, make sure that disk use is enabled in iTunes).
4 - Here, verify that your formatting settings are "Default", with the format type set for FAT32. Also, make sure that "Quick Scan" is not selected.
5 - Then, click on "OK" to begin the formatting process.
6 - When this is complete (it might take a while), make sure to restore your iPod in iTunes again, so as to properly reload the firmware back onto it again.
-Kylene

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