Tech challenged; have new iPod to replace old iPod....loading issues

Hi all,
I just received a new iPod classic, 160GB, to replace my old wheel-type iPod, which froze up last year. I still have my iTunes library and software from the previous iPod, and wish to transfer that library to my new iPod. When I hook up the new iPod to my PC, it does not go to any sort of set-up process....just sits there saying 'connected'. Battery is charged.
Do I need to download newer version iTunes software? If I do, will this hurt my existing Library?
Thanks for any help.

You need iTunes version 7.4 or later (the current version is 7.7). You can download that here.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
The music in your current iTunes library will remain unaffected.

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