Error message "ipod is currently synced to a different library"

My hard drived crashed and I purchased a new computer.  When I installed ITunes on my new machine and tried to sync my music I receive the following error message "your Ipod is currently synced to a different itunes library erase and sync or cancel"  I clearly don't in want to erase and sync.  So how to do I sync my music to my new laptop.  I am currently runnig Windows 7.

pawi wrote:
I don't have a back up copy because my old hard drive crashed.  So what you are telling me is I can't sync my ipod to my new computer with out erasing and syncing
You don't have a backup, not because your hard drive crashed but because you chose not to have a backup.
And yes, you have to erase and sync.

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