How to sync ipod to computer

Dell Inspiron 6000 Windows XP
My computer crashed and deleted all of my music. i would like to sync the music that I originally put on my ipod back onto my computer. I have a Windows XP based computer. Please respond if this is even possible.

Hello,
You can't directly sync music from your iPod to iTunes. You can transfer the songs back to your computer, though.
There a couple of ways to do this.
You can manually transfer the songs, but not playlists, back to your computer by acessing your iPod's hard drive. See it detailed in this post:
MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
Secondly, if you want a more fast and automatic way to do this, then there a number of third-party programs which can do this for you. See this list (courtesy of "Zevoneer"):
iPod
Access Mac and Windows Versions
YamiPod Mac and
Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
PodPlayer Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
I hope this info helps!
~~Kylene

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