5th gen nano sync question

My old desktop 4G will no longer turn on - hard drive fan runs loud & screen stays grey w/ unending time wheel. So now I can no longer access my itunes library & sync my 5G nano. Is there a way to sync my nano to a macbook pro I am now using - w/ out losing the music & playlists that are on the nano? If not - how can I download the playlists on my nano to another source, then if I have to reset the nano, I can go back and add the playlists from "said other source."

I have excatly the same problem with my wife's ipod nano (5th gen) and windows 8. Itunes crashes as soon as I want to add new content. However, with my iphone the sync works
Do you have any better luck with that if you update to iTunes 10.6.1.7?
From the notes for the release:
iTunes 10.6.1 provides a number of improvements, including:
• Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view and syncing photos to devices.
• Addresses an issue where some iTunes interface elements are incorrectly described by VoiceOver and WindowEyes.
• Fixes a problem where iTunes may become unresponsive while syncing iPod nano or iPod shuffle.
• Resolves an ordering problem while browsing TV episodes in your iTunes library on Apple TV.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

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