Authorizing a new computer when the old one is dead

My old computer is dead. I can't get into it to de-authorize it. All of my songs are on the new one, but I can't update my Nano with new songs I've added to my library on my new computer. What do I do?

Right, you're using an older version of iTunes then?
On iTunes 7 and later that would say "file/sync iPod".
Is that option "greyed out" or still selectable? If it's "grey" that would indicate that you have the iPod set to manual transfer.
Have you been through these?
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