Problems when iPod mini was transferred between family members

My father and I both have iPod minis. My father, after a few months, decided it was too hard for him to use, and subsequently gave the iPod to my sister. She doesn't have a computer of her own, and would like to use mine to keep her music on. The problem is, when I connect the iPod to my computer, it charges, but isn't otherwise recognized by iTunes. I suspect that this is due to the fact that my father had initally set it up with his laptop, and somehow it is already seen as being registered to a computer that will no longer be using it. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?
Two other semi-related problems:
* I downloaded a song for my sister, but using my own iTunes account. I want to play this song on her iPod, but again, it won't be recognized by iTunes.
* She wants to change the name of the iPod (minor, but still an issue). How can you do this?
Any help would definitely be appreciated.

I just fixed this problem. Apparently, after reformating the iPod completely (via the computer, not via the manual way to do it on the iPod itself), it allowed me to change the name and register the iPod on this computer.

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