Making a new copy of iTunes your library

Hi,
I gave my 2 grand-nephews each an iPod shuffle (they love it!). Their dad's windows PC hard drive crashed and he instakked a new one. The kids downloaded a new iTunes. Now they get a message that iTunes will erase their iPod shuffle contents when they connect and want to add songs--there is no backup for their first library, unfortunately.
How can they preserve the contents of their shuffles, and make a new library to which they can add new songs?
Sorry for so long a message.
Thanks
hermann

Probably the easiest thing to do is use another program designed to copy songs from your ipod back onto the computer - try a google search and you'll find several. One I have experience with is called 'copytrans' - there is a free version which should work for your grand-nephews. And make sure they make a backup of the itunes library after they get all the songs back on the computer!

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