Trouble updating iPod touch to new version of software

I have an iPod touch model MB533LL running on version 2.2.1 software. I tried to update to version 4.2 but it gets hung up every time and wont complete the update. My husband is on version 3.1.2 and the same thing happens to him. Why? I heard apple iTouches don't like to update to new software versions very easily especially if you are more than one version behind. I don't even know if I can locate an older version of the software ion the internet to update even partially. Problem is just about 100% of aps are not available because my software version is so old. I have lik 30 GB of memory unused so that's not the issue. Any ideas? Could the fact we share the same lap top for our itunes while having different versions of the software be causing the problem?

Try a manual install following directions in link below.
Basic troubleshooting steps.
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Error 13 and 14 : Are checksum problems with the firmware image that is in the update package.
The update package is a .ipsw (IPod or IPhone SoftWare). This file is actually just a .zip renamed .ipsw.
The error is caused by a failure to download a crc-free version of the file. Not really sure why there are so many crc problems with the iphone updates, but Apple does not check the integrity of the update package before wiping your current version of IPhone software and that is why all IPhones that start an update with a bad update package end up in recovery mode. These errors are NOT related to the iTunes installation, antivirus software, or firewalls.
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