Upgraded itunes, ipod crashed and can't reinstall.

hi,
i upgraded to the new version of itunes yesterday, and then itunes wouldn't recognize my ipod (classic, 160 GB). i kept getting the error message "itunes can't read the contents of rachel's ipod." (http://forums.ilounge.com/windows-ipod-discussion-problems/173979-itunes-cant-re ad-contents-my-ipod.html). i put it in disk mode and rebooted it, formatted it, and changed the name of the ipod, and did the software update through itunes.
after doing all that, i was able to copy about 500 songs before it crashed again. i uninstalled itunes and tried to reinstall it, but i cannot reinstall. i am getting the error message "itunes64setup.exe is not a valid win32 application." (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/erro r-itunes64setupexe-is-not-a-valid-win32/95eebf65-81f1-4997-8f30-5c1b5d84cc1a)
i am running firefox on windows 7, and also read some threads about installing it in IE, but that didn't work either. i am getting the same "itunes...is not a valid win32 app."
i bought my ipod not even a month ago. help!
thanks,
rachel

I was having the same problem, and this solution worked perfectly. Thanks so much! These discussions are so much more helpful than Apple support docs = )

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