Downloading new Itunes but have same Ipod

I have just got a new computer and i have downloaded the new itunes and was wondering will i loose all my song and movies on my ipod when i connect it?

The same thing has happened to me and here is what I did, it worked beautifully:
YOU MUST UN-INSTALL ITUNES BEFORE YOU DO THIS!!
OK, go here:
http://www.escsoft.com/idump.php
Go to this website, there are two files you can download. This program is going to let you copy all the stuff from your ipod onto a folder on your new computer. Try the Executable one first, it only take a minute to download. If the Executable one does not work alone, download the Installer, and it will.
After you do that, plug your ipod into the computer, open the iDump program, and then you will see all your files come up in iDump. Click in the boxes what you want copied to your computer. By default, the program will put all your music into your MY MUSIC folder. If you want to change it you can--go to OUTPUT OPTIONS. I just left it alone. After that, you click START COPY. I had about 300 songs and it took a little while so depending on how much you have, you might have to wait. But it is a totally free program and it doesn't have any limitations, thats why its great. OK: next step.
After iDump is finished, exit the program and safely remove your ipod from the computer. NOW you can re-install Itunes. After Itunes is installed, open it up. It should look normal. NOW YOU HAVE TO TAKE ALL THE SONGS FROM WHATEVER FOLDER YOU PUT THEM IN, SELECT THEM ALL, THEN DRAG AND DROP THEM INTO ITUNES.
After that is complete, and ONLY THEN can you actually plug your ipod in, because upon opening it is going to automatically sync your ipod. If you had nothing in Itunes and just plugged your ipod in it would erase EVERYTHING. But now because you have the music in itunes it will not. It should prompt you by saying something about another Itunes library, do you want to sync with this library, and you should click yes! I dont remember the EXACT words, but the on screen prompts are pretty self explanatory. You are safe now!
After that happens, you should be good to go.... worked for me! Good luck

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