Computer crashed & have new computer. How do I get it to "own" my iPOD now?

My computer crashed and I lost all my music. Obviously, it is still on my iPOD. I have a new computer now, but iTunes says that my iPOD is already synced to my old computer. How can I change this and have my new computer "own" my iPOD? Thank you!
5th generation iPOD   Windows XP  

Here is an article from the apple support website that will help.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61675

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