Using another computer to sync ipod?

My main laptop just died and not sure it can be resurrected and it was the computer to which my ipod was synced---it was a PC with Windows XP. I have another and newer PC laptop with Windows 7 but it doesn't have all my data on the hard drive, For example, there's no contact info on this newer laptop. I've already 'authorized' this laptop with iTunes but what I need to know before plugging my ipod into this new laptop is what happens when the units sync---will I lose all the contact info that is now resident on my ipod? Or, wiil the contact info now on the ipod transfer to the newer laptop? Thanks for any help you can provide.

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