New iTunes, Old iPod

My iTunes was on an old computer that was cleaned, so all the files were deleted. All my songs are still on my iPod, but the library on the iTunes, which I recently reinstalled, is empty. Is there anything I can do to get the songs from my iPod onto iTunes?
Windows XP

There are a lot of free programs out there that will do this. I'm going to:
www.iLounge.com
and downloading: ipod2pc 3.3

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Try checking all of your settings in iTunes.
Go to Edit - Preferences. Make sure you have your iPod plugged in. Then click the iPod tab, and make sure "Automaticaly Update All Songs on iPod is checked.
The problem sounds like it does NOT lie in the iPod, so restoring it probably won't help. Mess around with the settings in iTunes. Try other settings, not just one the one i told you. Maybe something just got selected or deselected by accident.
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It is important not to allow your iPod to sync with an empty library. If it is set to synchronise automatically you will get a message saying your iPod is linked to a different library and asking if you want to sync – it is important to press cancel as syncing with an empty library erases all music from your iPod.
You can also prevent auto sync by holding down shift & ctrl as you plug in your iPod and keeping the keys held down until the iPod appears in iTunes.
Once you are connected, you need to set your iPod to manage music manually.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61148
If you have an iPod with iTunes Store purchases on it, you can use it to copy your purchases to other authorized computers.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/7.3/en/2586win.html
However this is not allowed for other music.
This MacMuse tip tells you how to copy music from your iPod using Windows Explorer, but it is a bit fiddly:
http://discussions.apple.com/messageview.jspa?messageID=797432
Otherwise you can use third party software to manage the transfer, there are a variety of programs out there, some free and some that will copy ratings and counts as well as the music files. Here is a selection, check them out and see what suits you.
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http://www.copytrans.net/
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There is a useful background article on copying from your iPod here:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/

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I do have most of my music still on my computer in files that are playable in Windows Media Player. In case I hook up my ipod and lose all my songs is there a way I can copy the music I have saved on my computer into iTunes?
I know I'm going to lose it all. Apple just still has too many unknowns and obstacles to this while thing.

The best way that i know is to install itunes 5.0 then open each and evey song etc. that you have on your computer, takes a long time to get every file but its worth it in the end. Howvever i'm a little shocked that itunes hasn't search and uploaded all the sound files for you. if that doesn't work i think there is software you can download that takes the music off the ipod, i don't think apple like you to use it but its your ipod,

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I backed up all of my iTunes music from my old PC to a couple of DVD's. I missed all music beginning with "d" and "e". My iPod still has the music on it.
Re-imaged my old PC and bought another one. I want to reload the music from the DVD's to my new PC and I want to get the missing music off of my iPod and then resync all of them to get back to where I started.
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"New PC (iTunes) will not sync with old iPod because it thinks it is still synced with old PC"
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