Connecting iPod mini to Windows PC

Pretty sure the iPod was originally formatted on Mac. When I plug it in to my Windows PC, I get a message that it isn't recognized and must be formatted. Don't have the music on a hard drive because the only MAC I have access to is an old iBook with an old OS. Is there any way to get the music off the iPod without an OS upgrade?

How have you been using the iPod up until now? Were you putting music on it on a Mac or on Windows?
Since a Windows computer cannot recognize a Mac formatted iPod without the use of some 3rd party software, you're a little stuck here.

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