Using ipod on windows after using it first on mac

Alright, i really hope someone can help me. When i bought my ipod i first used it at the store with friends and got lots of songs and vids from the apple computers at the store. Little did I know that once you use apple first, you can't just go to windows. Does anyone know how i can start using windows without having to format my ipod????
I've got both senuti and ipod copy but itunes wont recognize it unless its formatted first??...WHAT DO I DO?

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