Im going to lose my songs

I need to know how to move my songs from my ipod to my library. A while ago i cleaned my computer and didn't save the music files on my computer. Now i have them on my ipod and not on my library. Im about to sell my ipod with click wheel but don't want to lose my songs.
20 G ipod w/ click wheel   Windows XP Pro  

"I need to know how to move my songs from my ipod to my library."
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
However it appears that no playlists or any other info such as ratings/last played etc will transfer.
If this is important to you, you may want to use other options.
There's Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music and playlists etc from iPod back to the computer.

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