IPod won't recognize music on my computer

Hi..tried to get help last night with problem and no luck yet...
The history: I plugge IPod Nano into my computer at home and a message square came up asking if I wanted to switch libraries, or something...stoopid me said yes and in blink of an eye there is no longer my library on my IPod and it has completely wiped it off my entire computer.
TODAY...I take my IPod to my office to my laptop where I am hoping my library still exist. AND...when I turn on Itunes the library on my laptop IS my original list...YEAH...I have a backup...
BUT...when I plug in my IPOD today it brings up the message box with the library switch question this time I answer NO and what I have now is my laptop computer ITunes library is on the screen, but my IPod is still showing this new empty library that appeared last night after the fiasco. How do I safely get the music library from my computer to the IPod...I am afraid to do anything lest I lose my library forever...
What do I do? Is there anywhere I can call for step by step help? this really *****.
Thanks J Galloway

if I understand correctly your music is on the laptop and you want it on your ipod. So say yes to the message and the itune library from your laptop will update and fill your empty ipod. Now the intresting part if you want to upload the ipod info onto your home computer your going to need to download thrid party software cuz technicley "you cannot upload music from ipod to computer" i just had the same problem and solved it with the software "sentui" google it and check out the site its legit and easy to use. Its only a mac app so if you have a pc your on your own to find software for your needs but its prob. out there. After you upload your ipod info to your home comp itune library and it appears like normal plug in the ipod and when it asks to sync itune library with ipod click yes and you should be set. NOTE: it seems odd that during the orginal sync both your itunes library and ipod where erased, only your ipod should have erased and not the itune library.

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