Set-up nano as second ipod

My son already has an ipod photo set-up on our pc and an itunes account. I want to set-up a 2GB nano as a separate ipod with a separate itunes account.
Unfortuantely, when I first plugged in the nano the pc immediately treated it as my son's photo and downloaded all of his songs.
It is like the pc cannot distunguish between the two ipods.
Windows XP

Open iTunes in the other account. Is the music there? (Without connecting the iPod)
If not, then connect the iPod to the computer with that account open. When the iPod appears in iTunes, go to edit-->preferences. Click the iPod tab. Make sure it is set to automatically update all songs and playlists. Click OK.
If no music (or just your music) is in that account's iTunes library, your son's music will be deleted and the music from that account will be added.
You could also restore your iPod and then start fresh with a blank iPod and your own music...
Restore the iPod
Again though, the above assumes that when you open iTunes in the other account, his music is not there, and that only when you connect the iPod does that music come up.
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