One family, three ipods, how do we share one computer?

What do I need to do so multiple ipod users, in the same household, can use the same computer?
The computer recognizes the ipod I used initially when installing the software. I have trouble getting it to recognize the two others.
A related question: All three of us are sharing the same library and playlist file. How can we create separate accounts, using a single installation disc?
shuffle, mini Windows XP

I am having a similar but slightly different problem. My other half has a nano and it is all working fine. He bought me a shuffle recently and when we plugged it into the computer it recognised it no problem but autofilled from his huge library. Now I cannot delete any of his music, even when I autofill from my playlist I have set up, it looks like it has deleted and replaced with my playlist but when i listen to the shuffle or put it back in it has all miraculously appeared again. My shuffle is constantly full as it will not actually let me delete anything (same problem as autofill, looks like i have deleted everything but it doesnt actually go anywhere and details at bottom of itunes shows shuffle is nearly full with only 6.6mg memory free). I have even tried restoring it which brought in a new list of problems as it wont recognise my shuffle 'cant mount ipod' to restore.
The only thing I can think is that i didnt use the cd i got with my shuffle because i assumed it was the same as the one already installed on the pc for the nano.
Can anyone offer any advice?
Thanks !

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