after lurking for days and searching for weeks i havent been able to fix this problem.
my ipod is stuck in recovery mode. i cant send it to DFU mode because iTunes kicks it out, i cant restore to default settings because i get error 1604 + error 13.
i have tried :
different computers
different user accounts
different ports
switching to usb 1.0 in bios
reinstalling itunes
reinstalling windows OS
restarting/switching ports