Using 2 Ipods on 1 Computer

I have read through many articles similar to this one and haven't been able to have my question answered.
This is the problem. My sister and I have 4GB minis. We shared an itunes account. She was the one who had the library, I would have to drag my songs to my ipod when it came up. We never had any problems.
Recently I have thought about backing up my music, the only place my music is stored is on my actual ipod since I don't have a library. I have my own user account on our computer, but when I log in and open itunes it says the other user is using the ipod or something along those lines and the ipod comes up as an external drive.
Basically what I want to do is have 2 libraries, one on my accoint and the other on my sister's, and be able to take the songs on my ipod and move them to my library (on my account). Since I have just created a new user account, my library has 0 songs, I just want to move them from my ipod to my new library.
I also need the computer to recognize my ipod, which it doesn't. Also, when I tried to disable fast user switching, it says, "Fast user switching cannot be turned off when multiple users are logged on. Make sure that all other users are logged off, then try again." What the heck?? I'm the only one using the accound.
Please help, I'm very frustrated.
Windows XP

There are a number of third party utilities you can use to retrieve the files from your iPod. This is just a selection.
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
PodPlayer Windows Only
iPodAgent Windows Only
Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these and pick one you are happy with, they are generally quite straightforward. There is also a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive on Windows posted in this thread: iPod to iTunes
I'm sorry I can't help you with your Windows issues but I'm sure someone more familiar with the OS will post some help on your fast user switching problem.

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See this article.
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Or take a look at this older post from another forum member Zevoneer on different ways to copy music from your iPod to your PC.
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I want to make sure that everything in my iPod stays and that everything I have purchased stays not only in my computer but at the very least that I can make sure that I will be able to have them on my computer when I get home.
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If you are trying to 'upload' your friend's music that you do not own a copy of, consider purchasing the CDs. That way, there is no violation of US copyright laws.
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geez, apple isnt really going in a good direction with all these changes...sometimes when you innovate something doesnt mean oyu always have to reinvent it apple, you can just keep it nice and improve it..so far not so much sorry =(

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its not synced to my comp, its manually managed.
now using SnowLeopard & iTunes 9 it wont even show up in itunes...what the ****???
is there way to change this or is apple goin all DRM on us now?
geez, apple isnt really going in a good direction with all these changes...sometimes when you innovate something doesnt mean oyu always have to reinvent it apple, you can just keep it nice and improve it..so far not so much sorry =(

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