When udgrading my ipod touch 2nd gen to version 4.2

My iTunes takes about 58minutes to DOWNLOAD the software update for my iPod Touch 2nd Gen (which is an incredibly long time)
And when it gets to the last minute, it says in the status bar ''Processing request''.
Then an error notification pops up and says I'll have to try the download another time because the network connection timed out. But my internet is still on?
I have been on the internet the whole time waiting for the software to install to my iPod.
Does anyone have a suggestion why this happened or how I can fix it?

Restore from backup.
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