2 Ipods on one Computer? please Help!

Hi.
I bought an 80 gig iPod about 4 months ago. Have had NO problems. Today my girlfriend bought a 30 gig iPod.
I plugged in her iPod and registered her iPod with my/the same information already existing. WAS THIS A BAD THING?
Now her iPod is downloading about 5,000 songs off my library. I don't really care about that, BUT I don't want her to add/delete anything to my library. Nor do I want to interfere with Her Library. Is there a way to keep these different? Do I need to redo the register for her iPod?

The iPod does not add/delete anything from the library.
If you do not want her to do anything to your library, create a separate XP user account and let her get her own music.

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