Recovering Lost iTunes Music Files

Aight, so i accidently did a System Recovery. and i had never backed up my files (stupid! i know.. =\ ) and i lost everything!! At first, iTunes wasnt even working for me, so finally i uninstalled it and quicktime and then reinstalled them both, again. But when i opened it, all my Music Files were gone! i had over a thousand songs!!! (Before i uninstalled & reinstalled itunes & quicktime- i looked in Windows Explorer FIRST to make sure my music was where it usually was, and it wasnt there- so i know i didnt lose my music when i uninstalled it!) Is there anyway i can recover ALL my Music Files?? So far, theyre still on my iPod - but im afraid im going to lose the songs off my ipod when i connect it to the computer. I looked around this forum already and i noticed one guy had posted somethin about this Recover4all thing - and i tried using it but i dont know what im doin. I cant find anything... except for a freakin SHORTCUT to iTunes (which doesnt help me!) Any ideas???
HP F1503   Windows XP  

If you erased your hard drive (which is what most system restore disks do), then you erased your music tracks. Just reinstalling iTunes won't get them back; you'd have to copy them back from a backup or your iPod.
The easiest way to copy your tracks back from your iPod will be to search VersionTracker for "iPod". You'll find a number of utilities that can transfer your tracks and your playlists from your iPod back to your PC, some of which work quite well. I don't have a specific recommendation as I've never used any of the PC utilities, but check the reviews.
It's also possible to do this manually, but the procedure is rather involved. If you're interested, though, see this thread:
MacMuse: Computer crashed
Forum Tip: Since you're new here, you've probably not discovered the Search feature available on every Discussions page, but next time, it might save you time (and everyone else from having to answer the same question multiple times) if you search a couple of ways for a topic, both in the relevant forums, in the User Tips Library and in the Apple Knowledge Base before you post a question.
Regards.

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