Help!! I cannot load purchased music from library to ipod

Music purchased on itunes residing in my library or in purchased folder does not update to shuffle ipod. I cannot drag and drop into ipod either. I can load from cd into ipod. I have tried restoring ipod and reloading ipod update software and latest itunes. Itunes account was set up at another household but I am thinking it should be accessible from another household. What is going on??
emachine Windows XP

Do the songs play in iTunes?
You may just need to authorize the PC.
These articles might help.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/ipod/
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/authorization/

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See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your Mac and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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Greetings from Mancunia.
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help me!
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