Transfer songs from ipod to same computer that has been restored

I need to restore my computer to the original way we bought it, which means I will lose all my itunes songs. I've done this before, so I know there is an easy way to use my Ipod to transfer the songs to my restored computer, but its been so long I can't remember and don't want to risk it. Any ideas? Thanks!

Try the instructions from MacMuse on the following link. Once you get everything back, you might want to start a regular backup program for your music so you don't have to worry about this, again. It's also a bad idea to rely on iPod as your sole backup. What if iPod is lost or stolen? What if you have to restore your iPod if it has a problem? I think you see what I mean, so PLEASE BACKUP YOUR MUSIC!
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=159372&start=0&tstart=0

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