Rip my Apple formatted iPod to a new Windows PC?

Long story short, my Mac is dead and my iTunes library along with it. I still have my library on my old iPod (4th generation, 20 GB).
Due to the high price of Mac's, I'm now using a Gateway laptop.
How can I rip the music from my iPod, to the Windows based Gateway?
Thanks for your help!

In my Ipod I have some old podcasts that I would like to retain.
My computers hard drive recently crashed and we discovered that the backup hard drive failed to back up any podcasts that I listen to.
Some of these podcasts in my Ipod can't be down loaded on Itunes now as more recent podcasts from the speakers is now vailable, in other words over 12 months old but still valuable information to me.
Please tell me there is some way that I can down load and save the older podcasts to enjoy along with the newer podcasts from speakers?
Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
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HELP! Just bought a new iMac (yes, I finally converted!), but now I can't transfer/access my music from my Windows formatted iPod to my iMac.
i know that the iPod needs to be reformatted on the iMac but i'll lose all my music, won't I?

*i know that the iPod needs to be reformatted on the iMac but i'll lose all my music, won't I?*
Macs can read Windows formatting so you should be able to connect and use the iPod on your new Mac without any problem. One proviso is that up until now Apple has only fully supported using the iPod shuffle in FAT32 format on Mac (unless the range has been expanded to include the iPhone and the iPod Touch which I've no experience of). What this means effectively is that if you need to apply a firmware update for your iPod and you wanted to maintain the Windows format you would have to do it on a PC. If you were to try and update a Windows based iPod on a Mac it would be restored and reformatted to the Mac file system and have the Mac firmware installed.
*I can't transfer/access my music from my Windows formatted iPod to my iMac.*
Connect your iPod to your new Mac. If it is set to update automatically you'll get a message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod. When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use our iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Also when using most of the utilities listed below your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod.
The transfer of content from sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
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If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod to a computer
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
Keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

How do I download a Window's (PC) formatted IPOD to my new MAC??

I just got a mac and now I can't listen or download my music to my ITUNES because I originally formatted my ipod to my pc. Is there anything I can do?

I assume you mean you can not figure out how to transfer the stuff off the iPod into the Mac library? Because the Mac and Mac iTunes can certain mount, read, and sync a windows formatted iPod.
For stuff purchased from iTunes, you need to authorize the new computer with your account and then you can transfer the iTunes music store stuff directly off the iPod into iTunes. For everything else...
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer using iTunes7
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer using iTunes6
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304304
Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=988373&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=926222&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=893334&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
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p.s. iPod: Frequently Asked Questions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60920

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I have just purchased a new imac and want to transfer my photo's and music from my windows formatted ipod to the imac, can you help? is there a download that can do this transfer?

Fortunately, you are going from Windows to Mac. Macs can use the Windows disk format, so your iMac can read data off of your Windows-formatted iPod. The reverse would not be true, because a Windows PC cannot read data off of a Mac-formatted iPod.
However, iTunes syncing is generally in one direction only, from the computer's iTunes library to the iPod. You cannot use iTunes to sync song files from iPod to computer. But there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer song files from iPod to computer. If you do an Internet search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links. (The CNET article seems to be popular.)
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without losing the music that I already downloaded from an iMac?
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