When your iPod Touch is stuck in recovery mode, you can use the iTunes application to restore it and update its software. The application uses your backup files to get your iPod out of recovery mode.

If Windows Firewall blocks Bonjour from linking your iPod Touch with your computer, you have to configure the firewall to accept connections through iTunes.

Apple has created a winning combination with iTunes and the iPod—products that are both fun and easy to use. But even these well-designed feats of Apple software and hardware engineering can ...