No, you do not have to have iTunes 9 for an iPod Touch, but iTunes 8.0 or later is required.
Itunes is and application which is preinstalled on the the ipod touch. It should be there already.
No, it is not normal. iTunes should be recognizing your iPod Touch as an iPod Touch, not an iPhone.
I think you just got your iPod touch so it is telling you to Download iTunes!!! that's why you CANNOT do anything to it so far. You have to plug your iPod touch to your computer and then download iTunes it is easy and simple, you can do it directly from the Apple web site.
When you first get your iPod Touch, when you turn it on, there is an image of a USB cord connecting to the iTunes logo. You have to connect the iPod to iTunes, open up iTunes, and follow further instructions from iTunes or the iPod Touch manual.
if you plug your iPod into your computer it will sync your music to your iPod. Or you can buy your songs with the iTunes app on your iPod touch.
Ipod toch does have itunes on it.
yes! there is an app that is on your touch called itunes.
refresh your ipod touch
restore your ipod touch on itunes
Yes, an Ipod runs on Itunes.
In order to start using your iPod Touch, you must first download/install iTunes onto your computer and sync your iPod Touch to iTunes.