Converting mac i pod to windows

I have an I pod classic 160G. I have been using it with a mac computer. I want to be able to convert this i pod to a PC without losing any of the music and video's. My job forces me to travel now and I have a windows laptop. Can a Mac I pod be converted to a windows pc?

*Can a Mac I pod be converted to a windows pc?*
Yes, you simply have to connect it to a PC and restore it in iTunes for Windows.
*I want to be able to convert this i pod to a PC without losing any of the music and video's*
Restoring will erase everything that's on the iPod. Restore it on the PC then connect it back to the Mac and reload it with from your original iTunes (Macs can read Windows formatting so you'll be able to connect and use the reformatted iPod on the Mac). Failing that load your iTunes for Windows library from any back up discs you have made of the library you have on the Mac and sync the library to the iPod on the PC.

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