Old iPod issue

I have an old 15GB version 2.3 and its formated for a macintosh, I purchased a tunetransfer program that I thought was for macs, but i brought it home and found out that its for windows. So I ran parallel on my new laptop so I could use the program on my old iPod so i can transfer my music to the new 60GB iPod i just purchased. I have the tunetransfer program working and itunes on parallel, but I can't get my old iPod to show up on windows XP because of the formatting. Is there anyway I can reformat it to work on windows with out effecting the music I have on it?

You can't reformat without erasing what is on the iPod. However there are third party programs that will allow you to use a Mac formatted iPod on Windows This one for instance will let you use a Mac formatted iPod on Windows and can be used to copy files from the iPod to the computer: XPlay 2

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    Yes.  It sounds like the iPod's battery is on its last leg.  If you want to keep using your iPod you'll want to have the battery replaced either by Apple, a third party company, or you can even buy the replacement part and swap it out yourself.
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    Salut, et un accueil chaleureux aux forums!
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1496

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    You can only transfer items that you have purchased from the iTunes Store. The article below will give the steps on how to do that.
    iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
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    Hello hhhhbbhbhbb,
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