Have new computer and songs on iPhone and Ipod Nano won't sync

My old desktop crashed so we had to buy a new laptop. I have downloaded iTunes twice and tried every trick in the blogs and nothing works. I have an iPhone 3Gs and an iPod Nano full of songs but the only songs syncing are the ones that I've purchased on my iPhone. Nothing else is syncing. Also if I access the Iphone from the my Computer menu it shows up as a camera and if I access my Ipod nano none of the songs show up. Is there a way to sync my iTunes library from my Iphone or Nano? Is the external drive necessary(these are the only explanations on the blogs)? If yes then I'm done because my computer crashed. Please help!!

It has nothing to do with de-authorizing the old computer. You cannot use iTunes to transfer song files from iPod to computer (because it does not have that function), except as you indicated, for songs that you purchased from the iTunes Store. However, there are third-party methods and utilities that will allow transfer from iPod to computer. If you do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links (if you use a Mac, add "mac" to he search).
Once the song files are on your new computer, add them to the iTunes library. You can simply drag the files, or the folder(s) containing the files, to the iTunes window.
NOTE: This is how you can de-authorize the old computer without the old computer. Run iTunes and go to the iTunes Store in the sidebar. Log in with your Apple ID, if you are not already. Click on your Apple ID at the upper right corner of the window to go to your Account Information screen. There should be a button to Deauthorize All. This will deauthorize your current computer too, but you can authorize it again. (You can have up to FIVE computers authorized for your iTunes Store account, so you can just leave the old one authorized.)

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