Upgraded to iTunes 6 and lost all of my playlists!

Hello all,
I upgraded from iTunes 4.9 to 6 and all of my playlists disappeared! Everything including my Smart Playlists. I am really bummed about this. Is there any way to recover my playlists from the iPod? I have not synced to iTunes since I upgraded.
Thanks,
Kevin

To clarify:
1. No music files were actually lost, just all the playlists.
2. I already tried to use the tip about re-importing an old library XML file, but that won't work since no such file exists.
Thanks,
Kevin

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