Can I get help removing previous owner's name?

I purchased an ipod mini, used, and have loaded a few CDs in it. I registered it online, following all of the instructions. When I am in iTunes, it shows the previous owner's name as the ipod name. Is there a way to change that? Would I have to restore and lose all of the discs I have already loaded? If I do restore how do I then access the place I need to go to in order to change the name? Many, many thanks for any help!
HP Pavilion a1210n Windows XP

Double click on the iPod name in iTunes, then change the name.

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