How to put music from ipod PC after itunes re-install without losing data

I bought an external hard drive to transfer my music and iTunes from my pc to that to free up space. I didnt read the directions on iTunes site before copying and pasting which i thought would work.
Did it work? kind of but i couldnt see my music in the library.
stupidly i uninstalled and deleted everything off my computer. I then re-installed iTunes and now it wont recognise my ipod and wants to erase all my music before it can be synced.
this is not accaptable, i dont have the time or patience to burn all my cds back onto my pc.
How can this problem be rectified?
I would be extremely grateful to anyone who can solve my predicament.

You don't have to re-burn everything.
You have two options:
1) Use a new blank library and drag all the files from your exHD into itunes. This will lose playcounts & ratings, but if you don't care about them, it's the fastest way to get itunes back.
2) Find an older post from forum regular, Zevoneer. It will have all you need to know about getting your ipod stuff back into itunes.

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You can also prevent auto sync by holding down shift & ctrl as you plug in your iPod and keeping the keys held down until the iPod appears in iTunes.
Once you are connected, you need to set your iPod to manage music manually.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
If you have an iPod with iTunes Store purchases on it, you can use it to copy your purchases to other authorized computers.
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This MacMuse tip tells you how to copy music from your iPod using Windows Explorer, but it is a bit fiddly:
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For a more complete list see:
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