Can't get purchases off iPod onto new computer?

My old laptop crashed and I have recently replaced it. I have downloaded the iTunes software and now I'm trying to get the songs from my iPod to upload to iTunes so I can manage all my music. I have authorized my computer and some of the music has transferred, but I'm getting an error message which notifies me "Cannot transfer 100+ songs as you are not authorized to play them on this computer." Then it proceeds to give me instructions to authorize the computer. When I again attempt to authorize, it tells me the computer is already authorized. I have shut down, hoping this will solve the problem, but the same thing keeps occurring. Any ideas? I have no other working computers with any of this music. I want to load up some new music but if I sync at this point all my previous purchases will be lost.

try activating / Copying as Administrator (the 'real' admin)
or, if you dnt have ipod touch, enable use as External Volume, and then copy the music files/folders AS THEY ARE from X:\iPo_Control\Music (X: is the letter of yor iPod, may be differnent) into iTunes folder, and then import them; Itunes will arrange them correctly in file system

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