Upgrade for 7.7.1.11 caused iPod Touch to hang in recovery mode.

Can anyone offer any tips on recoverying my iPod Touch from this issue?
I have searched and found the articles on "holding the power and home buttons at the same time, then using iTunes restore", but iTunes WILL NOT RESTORE the iTouch! If fails with this error: The iPod "iPod" can not be restored. An unknown error occurred (6)."
I cannot get windows to recognize the connection either.
That will learn me...never trust update buttons, without checking for problem issues first!
Please some iPod Touch/iTunes guru reply.
Thanks,
nitefisher

I found the answer on an older post that was posted on the iTouch group.
Use another computer with iTunes to recover/restore the iTouch from recovery mode.
I guess being a newbie put me at a disadvantage.
Thanks for the answer and opportunity to post.
nitefisher

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