Putting my ipod tunes onto my new computer

Hi
Just bought a new computer, have installed itunes, but can't transfer my ipod tunes to the library. How the **** do i do this?!?
It's willing to transfer music from windows media into itunes, then on to the ipod.
Please help!!!!!

iTunes and iPod are designed not to work in reverse so that people can't steal music. Did you get rid of your old computer? Did you back up your iTunes library there? If so you could just transfer the backed up files from one comp to the other.

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