How can I use my iPod on a PC without losing everything???!!!

I got a new PC and put iTunes in and everything but when I try to put my iPod in it's telling me that I have to restart it!!! But I can't do that cause all the songs on it are from another computer!!! I went into a computer store and the man working there said there is someway of doing it but he can't rememder how he did it to his own one... He said you either press Yes or No.
Help!!! Anyone know???? I don't want to lose everything...
Its so stupit that Apple made them that way.

If you are using your iPod with a Windows system (particularly the former computer), you'll have more luck asking this question in the iTunes for Windows area or the Connecting iPod to Windows forum.
Meanwhile, perhaps this will help:
Using iPod with multiple computers

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