Have old files on new computer; doesn't recognize iPod

Hi all,
Last month a PC that had been solid for five years gave up the will to live (may it rest in peace). Through the grace of all that is good in the universe, I had a backup of all my files. My iPod (30GB iPod photo) is in great shape (as it apparently saw no need to follow the suicidal activities of the PC - another blessing).
So now I have a new PC which seems to be quite the nice machine, and on it I have installed iTunes. I tried hooking up the iPod, but the USB connection didn't seem to recognize it. I have the new software (7.0.2.16), a good iPod, and a happy computer with the hopefully temporary character flaw that it doesn't recognize the iPod.
1) What is the best way to get the computer to recognize the iPod?
2) Should I just add the several thousand songs I have in the folders now on the new drive on the new computer to the new software, or should I try to do this backwards from the iPod?
3) I also haven't authorized the new machine yet. Following a computer that's gone on to tech-heaven, is there a preferred way to do this? (and...)
4) Is the order of these activities important?
I did search the archives to try to find the advice before, and found plenty that were similar but not quite the same. I probably went right by what I needed. Big thanks and a humble bow to anyone willing to take time to answer this.
Rushton
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1. Your library with all you music on it is on your old laptop's hard drive. Remove the drive, put it in an external USB enclosure and import your music to the new computer.
2. Try this to get your computer to recognize the iPod.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1567
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