How do I sync iPod to new computer?

My daughter has a 4gb Nano that I manual sync because I do not want her ratings to mess with mine and because the library is bigger than 4gb. She now has a used labtop that I have set up with iTunes, I have copied all the music from my pc to her labtop and put it into iTunes.
What is the best way to sync her nano to the new computer? Can this be done without her losing her ratings and play counts that are only saved on the iPod? Is there a way to auto sync when the memory on the iPod is smaller than the library? Thanks, Robert

I'm not sure about the ratings and playcounts on her ipod, since it has always been set for manual sync. I think if you change it to auto sync, it will tell you it's going to erase everything....you could always try a 3rd-party ipod manager.

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Be very careful when connecting an iPod full of music to an empty iTunes library.There is very real risk of permanently losing all the music.
To prevent auto sync, before you connect the iPod go to the iTunes preferences and select "devices", then select "disable automatic syncing for iPhones and iPods".
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If you should click on "Erase and Sync" will erase all the content currently on your iPod and it will be replaced with the content of the iTunes library you just connected to.
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Then do any of the following to transfer your music from iPod back to the computer/iTunes.
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Find out how to do that here.
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Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
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Other free programs are Pod Player, SharePod and Floola and iDump and iPodRobot.
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iPodRip also has the feature enabling you to reconstruct playlists.
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More information is contained here.
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Connect your iPod to your computer. If 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. When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use our iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Also when using most of the utilities listed below your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
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 or iPhone to a computer
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Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
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Floola Mac & Windows
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. 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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If your iPod was set for automatic update change it to manual update. While connecting the iPod to the computer, hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys. This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 3 and 30 seconds depending on your computer. Then go to Preferences>iPod and check the "Manually manage songs and playlists" box.
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