Re-formatted hard drive, now I-Pod won't sync with new itunes

So, I transferred all my music via a flash drive and then reinstalled them into i-tunes (per the directions on i-tunes) once we re-formatted our computer. All the songs show up in tunes, except now when I buy music, it won't sync with my i-pod. It's an ancient i-pod (click wheel) but other than that it works fine. Any help?

Hello darkerstill,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you re-authorized your computer? To do this, head to the Store drop down menu and choose "Authorize Computer." Then enter in your account credentials to authorize the account.
If you have already done that, have you restored the iPod via iTunes yet? If you haven't, you will not allowed to sync new music until you have done so because your iPod is still associating itself with your old library that was wiped out.
Here are instructions on how to restore your iPod if need be.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1339
B-rock

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