Putting tunes onto a new computer

help!! i don't even know if this is the right place to ask but i thought i'd try. This site is so big.
Anyway i have an ipod nano, my old computer which had my library and tunes on it has let me down so i have lost everything apart from what is on my nano at the moment. I have a new laptop now and have put the correct software on, i then plugged my nano in but the library is empty. How do i put the tunes that are currently on my nano, into the new library????
the support website explains how to do this if you have access to your old computer but i dont
If i'm asking this in the wrong place could you point me in the right direction
Thankyou!

Check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer.
There's also another method. I've successfully tested this across several different Windows PCs.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), there's Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music and playlists etc from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
The above methods will depend on what version of iTunes you are running.
I can't vouch that any of them will work with iTunes version 7.

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