Library is empty, but computer and ipod are full!

I opened itunes to see that my library was empty (I had some troubles with my computer last night)
I have all my music on my external hard drive, itunes is on my D. my ipod has all my music and playlists..
how can I get my library back from my ipod, and not have to create another library and reselecting all my music?

Try holding down the Shift key in Windows when opening iTunes. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to an existing one. The default location for your iTunes library is in C:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\ (or C:\Username\Music\iTunes\ in Vista). Look in there and see if you have more than one library file (they have the extension .itl) If you have more than one try opening them in turn, you may find your original library is still intact: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file

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