Erase & Sync songs to iPod

Hey everyone, I'm new to the forums. How can I erase & sync songs from my laptop to my iPod Video(5th gen)? The first time I connected my iPod to my laptop iTunes asked me if I wanted to erase & sync but I clicked cancel because I needed to edit iTunes songs. Now that I am done with that, whenever I connect to iTunes it doesn't ask me anymore and I really need it to. My laptop doesn't have internet so I hope the solution doesn't require going online. Please help me if you can. I'm sorry if this question has been answered, if so please direct me to the thread.

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YamiPod Mac & Windows
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iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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