How Do I connect my Ipod to my new computer??

Hi guys
I am hoping someone can help me. My laptop recently died, so I have bought a new one (with windows vista). I downloaded the new version of Itunes, but I am a little wary to plug my ipod into the USB in case itunes tries to automatically sync with my library, which will result in wiping off all my songs as I had it set to manually add songs on my old computer.
Do I need to reinstall the software from my original disc? or is it only as simple as plugging the ipod into the USB? I never updated the ipod updater or itunes on my old computer as it worked fine with the old software. Will this present a problem now with the new version of itunes I now have on my new laptop?? please help, I want to start using my ipod again
Thanks

*I am a little wary to plug my ipod into the USB in case itunes tries to automatically sync with my library, which will result in wiping off all my songs as I had it set to manually add songs on my old computer.*
If your iPod is set to manual update then you can use it on multiple computers. In manual mode it will not "sync". Connect your iPod to your computer. If somehow it is set to update automatically you'll get a message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod to a computer
The transfer of content from other sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
iRepo Mac and Windows
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
There is also a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows or a Mac. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod
I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

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