Using two ipods on my windows computer

i have been using itunes on my windows pc for my 30gb ipod, i want to add music to my friends ipod mini using the same itunes library, i have seperated the music that i want to add to the mini into a playlist but whenever i try to "sync music through selected playlists" it tells me all music currently on the ipod will be erased. i do not have my friends original music on my itunes library so i do not want to erase it as i cannot replace it. Itunes will not even let me burn the original music on the mini to disc so as to re-load it later. please can anyone let me know of an alternative?? i have tried to "transfer purchases from ipod" but this does not work either, even though i have authorised the computer. and have also tried to "manage music manually" but it gives the same erase original music threat.

Apple intentionally made the iPod to work this way to help stem the illegal sharing of copyrighted material which is what you are trying to do.
"i have tried to "transfer purchases from ipod" but this does not work either, even though i have authorised the computer."
Doesn't work that way. It wasn't your iTunes account that purchased the music.

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