Itunes and Ipod Nanos! HELP PLEASE!

In my family we have 4 ipod nanos. 2 of them are the older versions and are like the skinny ones and the other 2 are the more square looking ones. Well Itunes will no longer open on our computer. If I delete it from the computer and then re download it will I be able to get my songs that are on the ipods right now to the new itunes?
Thanks!

bsktbllshlb wrote:
Well Itunes will no longer open on our computer.
Try some troubleshooting steps first.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302856
If I delete it from the computer and then re download it will I be able to get my songs that are on the ipods right now to the new itunes?
Uninstalling and reinstalling a new version of iTunes shouldn't affect the music folder on your computer (and in any event, you do have a back up right?).
However, if you find you need to transfer music from iPod to iTunes, there are various 3rd party programs that will do this.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Other free programs are Pod Player, SharePod and Floola.
If you want to recover just the structure of playlists from the iPod (and not the actual song files themselves), there's iRepo for Windows. which I understand has this feature along with all the standard features for these programs.
iPodRip also has the feature enabling you to reconstruct playlists.
If you have music purchased from the iTunes store on your iPod, then you can transfer it from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
Find out how to do that here.
How to copy iTunes purchases from an iPod or iPhone to a computer.

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