"Cannot update iPod because the selected playlists no longer exist"

That is an error message I'm now getting. My iPod is erased but iTunes works fine. How do I fix this? (I've already restored all settings, updated, software, etc.)
HP Windows XP

" When I try to put it back it says "Songs on the iPod cannot update because all of the playlists selected for
syncing no longer exist"."
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