Unable to restore or update ipod nano (1st gen)

hello, I just upgraded to itunes 7 and it told me there is an update to 1.2 for the ipod. I cannot get it to update. as soon as I click update, the "do not disconnect" message disappears from the ipod and eventually it goes to sleep. The computer says "updating ipod." I have left it on all night with no change.
Things I have tried:
-the 5 R's (restore ipod didn't work, does the exact same thing as when I try to udate it.)
-changing the drive letter for the ipod.
-removing itunes completely for a fresh reinstall.
Can anyone help?

I have a similar problem and can't figure out how to
post a new topic =(
When I first got my iPod, I put a whole bunch of
songs on it (not nearly enough to fill it though).
Then I let my (now ex) boyfriend use it while he
worked out, and his friend attempted to add more
songs to it.. which deleted all my songs and replaced
them with his. Now I have it back and can't figure
out how to put my songs back on it. I don't really
want to delete all the songs he put on it, I just
want to put mine back on but I can't figure out how.
Please help, anyone?
hehe the only thing that is similar is that you have a problem too.
If you go into the options in itunes you can tell it to manually sync your ipod (do this before you plug your ipod in!) Then you can simply drag the songs from your library to your ipod to add them to what is already in your ipod.
Now to update the problem I posted about: I formatted the ipod from disk manager in winXP and now when I try to restore the ipod, itunes disconnects the ipod, reconnects it, and then does nothing but display a window that it is restoring the ipod. I don't get anything on the screen of my ipod except "Do not disconnect". I am going to try leaving it on all night.
The only thing different from what was happening before is that now it is reconnecting the ipod to windows after it disconnects it. From reading the instructions, however, I think I should be seeing a progress bar on my ipod.

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