Can I use my 4th gen iPod on Mac AND Windows computer?

My main household computer is a Mac. It also contains our main iTunes Library, and everything else. However, when I went to hook up my iPod to my HP mini (net book), my iTunes and my laptop both said that I had to format my iPod before I could use it on that computer. Why is this? I did not have to do so with my iTouch. Is there a way around this? I really would like to transfer my purchased songs onto the net book, but I cannot access the iPod at all with out formatting it.

Install the MacDrive trial, or if you just want to transfer the songs, use a network connection or a drive other than the iPod to do it.
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