4th gen iTouch will not fully synch with new computer

When I originally bought my iTouch, I synched it with a computer that has since died due to a hard drive crash. I have connected it to my new laptop, but it will not allow a full/true synch because it senses that this computer is not the original one. Is there a way to fix or remedy this? I would like to update my iTouch to the newest iOS, but I'm afraid I will lose songs that are on my iTouch and not my iTunes on the computer. Installing the new iOS completely wipes the device, so before I do it, I need to be able to synch completely.

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