Tough One: 3 iPods, Two i-Tunes Accounts, and one machine

My wife and I have three iPods between us (60GB and 2 Nanos). At present, each is tied to three seperate machines (all running Windows XP).
We would very much like to build a new machine (Windows XP) and have it serve as our repository for all of our tunes. We'd also like to be able to use all three iPods with this one machine.
Have NO clue as to the best way to transfer the music (though I suspect from each iPod to the one machine is probably best) and how we might manage the tunes between devices (profiles?) once we get everything in one place. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Hi, InfoSec.
Have a look at this article in the Apple Knowledge Base for the main options for transferring your music from one computer to another.
You may also find Hudgie's User Tip of interest.
Once the music is transferred, this Knowledge Base article explains how to use multiple iPods on a single computer.
Post back if you need anything clarified.

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Tough One: 3 iPods, Two i-Tunes Accounts, and one machine

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