Please help - no songs appear in playlists on ipod

background: I had a problem with my puter, changed it. reinstall ipod and itunes, updated and even restored the ipod.
The itunes is now displaying all songs added. But, no songs are apprearing on any folder/menu on the ipod itself.
If i use a proggy "ipod access for windows" I see all the songs on the ipod (just checking that they are there).
But, I cannot see/display anyting on the ipod, the laylist menu just has "on-the'go" and that too is blank underneath.
thanks for any help/

This Apple knowledge-base article may help address that issue.
Strange iPod behaviour.

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