ITunes doesn't recognize iPod library since I reformatted computer

Hi all. Have mercy on me as I am new at these discussion boards.
I have a wonderful iPod that I really enjoy. My laptop get really slow so I had to reformat it. Once I completed the reformat, I began to reload programs, and put iTunes on right away. I connected my iPod via USB, and it downloaded my purchased songs back onto my laptop, so that was a success.
But iTunes doesn't seem to want to let me do any normal manipulation to my iPod files. For instance, it won't let me copy new songs downloaded to iTunes onto my iPod. It won't let me create new playlists on iTunes, or anything.
I got on Apples support page, and did the first 4 "R's" (didn't want to do the nuclear option of Restore) and that didn't change anything.
Any advice and help the forum community could give me would be most welcomed!
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