My iPod classic does not recognize there is music on it

Hi all,
I recently connected my iPod classic to a different computer (my laptop). Now my iPod says there is "0 music," but shows that there is something still there taking up the same amount of memory. iTunes on my main computer can no longer read the iPod and recommends restoring the system. Meanwhile, iTunes on my laptop recognizes my iPod, sees and plays the music.
Please help! I would like to get my iPod to recognize that it has music. What can I do to fix this?

and recommends restoring the system
So why not do that?
See also:
Windows XP cannot detect an iPod.
USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date.
iTunes 7 doesn't recognize the iPod.
Windows confuses iPod with network drive.

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