Unable to copy songs into iPod

hi, i'm new iPod user, i have an iPod mini.
i tried to sync my iPod with iTunes, but had this error message that said: some of the items in the iTunes music library were not copied into the iPod because the iPod software is too old. Go to www.apple.com/ipod/download to get the latest iPod Updater.
I went to the website and downloaded the newest version of iTunes. i did not see an "iPod Updater" anywhere.
This did not solve the problem. i am unable to download any songs into my iPod.
Would someone please help?
much appreciated, i have gone through a lot of trouble to get this iPod working, and it is so frustrating that the last step is still a barrier at this moment. hoping someone will be able to offer some help here.
thank you.

I went to the website and downloaded the newest version of iTunes. i did not see an "iPod Updater" anywhere.
in the new itunes 7.0.x versions there is no longer a separate "standalone" ipod updater application. you use itunes itself for the update. for instructions on how to do that, see:
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