Setting up a second ipod on same computer

I have a fifth gen ipod and when I connect to the computer itunes comes up and any new stuff I've downloaded is syched to my ipod. Now, a family member got her own ipod shuffle. When we go to set it up on the computer, is there a way to do it so she has her own itunes, where she can build her own library of songs and it won't synch with my library when she connects it to the computer? I don't know if I'm explaining this correctly. By the way, I'm asking the question before we've actually registered the shuffle on the computer. I wanted to know before doing anything that might mess things up.

Read this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495

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There are basically two different methods for how to manage two iPods on a computer, but keep what the content that's being synced to them separate; you can have different user accounts, or different playlists in iTunes for each iPod.
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There are basically two methods for managing multiple iPods on one computer. See here:
Method 1 - Create different Windows users accounts for each iPod on this computer.
Method 2 - Create a playlist in iTunes for each iPod.
To make Method 2 work, connect one of your iPods, and click on it in the left-source panel.
Under the "Music" tab, and set your option for a specific playlist(s) under the "Sync Music" option.
Do the same with your other iPod; not connected at the same time as the other one, though.
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My question is this: Can one computer (running WinXPProSp2)authorize two different Ipods under the same user name? Also, can two (or three) different Ipods be "authorized" on the same computer?

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See this Apple KnowledgeBase article; it should help:
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Is there a way of reverse backing up from my iPod to my computer.
Transferring tracks from an iPod back to iTunes has been covered here a number of times already, but again:
First, you need to prevent automatic synchronzation with a blank copy of iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer, hold down the Shift and Ctrl keys in Windows. This should stop the iPod from auto synching with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 3 and 25 seconds depending on your computer.
Then if you're using iTunes 7, you can then copy music that you purchased from the iTunes Store back to iTunes directly (use the Transfer Purchases From iPod command under the iTunes File menu).
If you're not using iTunes 7 or want to copy back other tracks, the easiest way 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.
It's also possible to do this manually, but the procedure is rather involved. If you're interested, though, see this thread:
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b) Creating multiple user accounts and having separate libraries.
Sharing a Library
If you want to share the one library, you can set either or all of the iPods so that they only get updated with only certain playlists (you can update from more than one if you wish):
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Choosing the update option "Sync Music - Selected playlists" allows you to create a playlist specifically for the iPod and drag the tracks you want into it. If you tire of the list and want to change it, you just add or remove the songs you don't want. The ones you take out out remain in the library to be used some other time if you choose. You can read more about playlists at these links:
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Or you can choose to update any or all of the iPods manually and just drag whatever content you want to them: Managing content manually on iPod
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