Transfering music from old iPod to iPod Nano 4th

Hi guys,
I just got my new Nano today and I cannot figure out how to transfer my songs from my old Ipod ( I bought it back in 2004--first generation--the one with the buttons:-) ) to my brand -new Nano.
Here are some details:
- all my songs are from my CDs back home ( in Europe )
- My "old" Itunes library is on my PC back home
- I now live in US and have a laptop with Windows XP
- I have just installed New version of Itunes and quicktime
Any help will be highly appreciated

You have to use a third-party utility to go from iPod to computer.
Here is an article on the topic.
http://lifehacker.com/394046/copy-music-from-your-iphone-or-ipod-to-your-compute r-for-free
I have not used any Windows utilities for this this myself (since I use a Mac with my iPods).
After you get the files onto your computer, get them into your iTunes library. Once they are in your iTunes library, sync it to your iPod (the new one). To reduce the risk of losing your music files, I recommend that you keep the primary copy of the music files on your PC going forward, and sync it to your iPod. If you are using the +Manually manage music+ setting now, you need to uncheck that option on the iPod's pane in iTunes (in order to sync).

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