Operate two iPod libraries on one computer

Hi all
I am a very new iPod user. My sister uses the same computer (operating Windows XP) and has her library already set up. We all have separate user ids on the computer, but my mum plugged my iPod under the same user id as my sisters, now I cannot sync to my own library without erasing my sisters library. Can anyone help?

"now I cannot sync to my own library without erasing my sisters library. Can anyone help?"
You won't be erasing your sister's library. You will be erasing the songs from your iPod that were added when your Mum connected it to your sisters library by mistake. To re-link it to your own library and reload your own songs, log into your Windows account and choose "Erase & Sync" when iTunes tells you that your iPod is linked to a different library.

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