Can I connect my mac-sync'd iPod to a PC?

Can I connect my 4G (Clickwheel with B&W screen) iPod, which has always been sync'd to a Mac to my Dell laptop at home without having the hard drive on the iPod get formatted? Didn't they used to be exclusive, or am I imagining things... Oh, and yes, I know, I'm going the wrong way (Mac to PC) but it's my home computer that is more my wife's. She's getting my iPod and I'm getting a shiny new classic. Woo Hoo.
So, can I hook it up, or do I need to burn all my music on DVD and transfer it that way?
Thanks,
Scott
Message was edited by: Scott_Fahy

As far as I know your PC iTunes will ask if you want to sync at the new location (meaning format the iPod). There are some programs you can use to pull all of your music off - but it's been a while since I've used one. I had a HDD crash once and needed to pull everything off the iPod.
I just saw this - has some programs listed:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1192520&tstart=0
Good luck.
edited by: Me

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