ITunes is not allowing me to sync music

Hello! I was looking for help and ended up here.
When attempting to sync music to my iPod Touch through iTunes, iTunes tells me that I need to wipe the music entirely from my device before I can do this. I am attempting this on a new computer, and this is not the first computer I have synced to. If at all possible, I would like to avoid continuing to sync my iPod to the old computer (it takes a minimum of 15 minutes just to boot, then another 10 to pull up iTunes and get the sync going). Is there any possible way to sync to my new computer?
Specs:
Old Computer - Dell Inspiron, Windows XP
New Computer - ASUS Transformer Book T100, Windows 8.1
iPod Touch - Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, iOS 7.1
iTunes has been updated and the new computer is authorized to my iTunes account. I am not attempting to switch iTunes accounts in any way, and all 3 devices are attached to the same account.
Thanks!!

Thanks for taking the time to respond and for doing it so quickly!!
Oh wait, that article is incorrect for what I need it for. I probably should've clarified. I still have the old computer, but I don't want to have to continue using it.

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