Old compy's hard drive erased-how do i get songs back on new compy?

kinda complicated... had itunes and ipod mini for about 1 1/2 years. My lovely computer's hard drive was completely wiped out by a virus (and i wasnt maintaining it well =/) and my parents bought me a new compy. I still listen to my ipod mini... but i cant upload new songs because i dont even have itunes on my new compy yet... is there any possible way to get those songs back on this new compy without erasing the precious songs on my ipod mini?
Dell Dimension E310 Windows XP

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