30gig. ipod video cant sync with itunes

A while ago my computers hard drive was cleared and this cleared my itunes library. Now i still have my music library on my ipod but i cant put new music or video on it because my computer thinks my ipod is registered to another computer. I REALLY dont want to sync my ipod with my empty itunes and clear my ipod. Please help

Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=926222&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=893334&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
iPod: Frequently Asked Questions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60920
Patrick

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