1x PC (Windows XP Home SP2), 1x 4thG 40g iPod, 1x 2g Nano - Data Cables?

Hi, I have had the 4th generation 40g iPod for quite a while no with no major hiccups but have bought my daughter a 2g Nano for Christmas and am concerned about any implications of installing the 2nd iPod to my PC. I've never chosen to update iTunes as prompted regularly as i did have problems with initial set up of my 4thG 40g iPod but now i know i am some way behind on the version of iTunes that i am running. So, my questions, so far, are:
1) If i install the newer version of iTunes from the disc enclosed with the Nano will i loose the music files that i already have on my PC/iTunes? Will the newer version of iTunes overwrite the older version but leave the music files intact?
2) The data cable to attach the Nano to the PC (iPod Dock Connector to USB 2.0 cable) is identical to the one that i use to attach my 4thG 40g iPod to the PC... can i use the same cable to transfer files/charge for both of these iPods?
3) Before i install the newer version of iTunes should i move my iTunes library to another place on my PC just in case?
Any other helpful advice or tips on how to run both of these wonderful machines on my one dinky PC would be extremely greatfully received... thank you
2g Nano and 4thG 40g iPod     Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 installed

...bit of an update since the last post i made:
I have now managed to update my iTunes to the latest version and have also installed the Nano onto my PC. I've even managed to trasnfer some music files onto the Nano also...
However, my problem lies with the iTunes library set up.
The 4thG 40g iPod i mentioned is used by a 35 year old hip hop fan who doesn't need to worry about Parental Guidance and until now has updated his iPod with ALL the songs that are in the library. Now i have a 11 year old daughter who likes typical 11 year stuff but i don't want to trawl thro 40g worth of music to find the stuff she can listen to .. whilst the 35 year old hip hop fan doesn't want to listen to tracks on random only to find he's got girls alound on his iPod!!
Is there anyway i can make seperate libraries for the 2 different iPod models? I have tried going into the iPod options when each of the iPods have been connected and have changed the path to the library but this hasn't helped so far...
again, any help would be truly appreciated...thank you

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