Ipod will not update songs

I think this question is similar to a few others but I'll post it anyway. My computer crashed and when I got it back up and installed the hardware that came with my ipod nano, all my songs were erased from my library and when I plugged my ipod in it asked to make it all one library. Thinking it would put my songs off my ipod back in to my library I said yes and **** if it didn't erase all my songs from my ipod and left me with nothing for my more than $100 worth of music from itunes.
Now I cannot update any songs to my ipod from my library. What the hizzle is going on!!!??? I'm stuck with a ipod that can't get any songs on it and I haven't a clue what to do. Please help!!!
don't know   Windows XP  

and installed the hardware that came with my ipod nano
Do you mean the software which came with your iPod?
Now I cannot update any songs to my ipod from my library.
You couldn't do this before. iTunes is one way. Computer to iPod.
I'd say restore the library from the backup you made before your computer crashed but tha is pretty unlikely, isn't it?'
Since you already told it to delete the songs on teh iPod and replace it with your (non-existant) library on the computer, those songs are gone.
You can send an email to iTMS and see what they say.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/lostmusic/
After you get all your music back, make sure to back it up.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302392
why I cannot update my ipod with songs from my library?
iTunes prefs -> iPod. Set it to Automatically update ALL songs and playlists.
This will put the music from your computer onto your iPod. If it's not on your computer, it will be deleted from your iPod.

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