I got a new computer so how do i get my itunes back?

i got a new laptop and i wanted to put my itunes on it but im afraid if i plug in my ipod its goint to erase all my music. is there any way i can get my itunes onto my computer safley and w/ out have to import all of my cds again?

If you have all of your music on your iPod, you can transfer that way:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=797432#797432 (see MacMuse post)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61131
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4717269&#4717269 (see post by Jeff Bryan)
If not, you can copy and paste your iTunes folder (as long as all of your music is in this folder).
Otherwise you need to move you current music folder to your new location:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305451
Do any of these articles help?

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