2 ipod nano's SAME songs on both...HELP

My husband and I bought ipod nano's at the same time. During set up, using my laptop, we thought that we had done everything correctly. What has happened is that all of his songs are on my ipod and all of mine are on his...in other words our nano's have the EXACT same songs on them! How can we correct this????? We have totally different taste in music and feel "cheated" with our song space.
nano   Windows XP  
nano   Windows XP  

Change the the update option on your iPods "automatically update selected playlists only". You can each make a playlist of your own with your own songs in it and each iPod can be set to update from it's own list. Make your playlists "Smart Playlists" and limit the size to just below the advertised capacity of your iPod Nano (around 1800MB for a 2G). For more information have a look at this link:
How To Use Multiple iPods with One Computer
You can read more about playlists at these links:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
For info:
The iPod offers three ways to transfer music from your computer. You can select one of the following update modes from the iPod Preferences menu in iTunes (Edit=>Preferences=>'iPod' tab):
1) Automatically update all songs and playlists. This is the default mode, in which your entire music library, including playlists, is automatically synced to your iPod. If the music library on your computer exceeds the iPod storage capacity, you are prompted to select a different update method.
2) Automatically update selected playlists only. With this option, iTunes automatically copies the playlists you have selected to the iPod when you connect it to the computer.
3) Manually manage songs and playlists. You can also choose to transfer music to the iPod manually. This allows you to drag and drop individual songs and playlists from iTunes to the iPod.

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