Upgrading from nano to classic on itunes

I just bought a new Classic, switching from a Nano.
First of all, everytime I connect my classic, it goes thru the whole registration routine.
I did a sync and all songs transfered from itunes lib to my classic.
Under Devices, songs on my classic are shown in light gray but I can't select them for playing.
Under my classic is another set of playlists that belong to my old nano.
What do I do to switch from my nano to my new classic on itunes?

Retired Al wrote:
I just bought a new Classic, switching from a Nano.
First of all, everytime I connect my classic, it goes thru the whole registration routine.
Change the drive letter on the iPod Classic.
Click on control panel/admin tools/computer management/disk management/right click on the iPod to re-assign the drive letter.
Choose something lower down the alphabet, say 'M' or something similar.
The iPod can be confused by any other storage devices assigned a similar drive letter even though they may not connected at the same time.
Under Devices, songs on my classic are shown in light gray but I can't select them for playing.
The songs are "greyed out" because you have the iPod set to transfer songs automatically. That is also why the padlock icon appears at the bottom of iTunes next to the space used/available.
If you want the songs to be bold and selectable/editable, then you need to change to manage the content manually.

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