Ipod is Mac formatted and won't open in windows

I have windows xp and had songs downloaded on my ipod and my friend downloaded a ton of music on his computer onto my ipod. However, he must have a mac because now my ipod is formatted for a mac ipod. I don't want to erase everything he put on my ipod, but I want to be able to use it on my computer as well....pleae help!

You'll need to use a Mac...
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See this post from forum regular Zevoneer for options on moving your iPod data back to your computer.
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