Syncing to newer version of itunes

I had an older version of itunes and downloaded the newer one. #8. Everytime I plug in my ipod it tells me I am synced with another version of itunes and that i can only be synced to one at a time. it says I can sync to the new one but it will erase my ipod and put in anything on the new library. I don't want to erase the songs I already have and would like to have access to the music I have already bought. I had my old computer erased and am approaching this from a wiped clean computer with a newer version of itunes. How do I keep my old music and gain access to my account with the older version of itunes without erasing what is already on my ipod?

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