Virus=PC recovery=Lost everything, how do I get it back?

I got an adware virus which caused havac on my computer not realizing a PC Recovery wasn't the same as a system restore I made a whole mess of things. Now that I have things running again I wanted to sync my ipod with the songs I had just purchased right before my crash **since itunes only lets you here 10 sec of a song I was using playlist.com at the same time to hear the whole version before I purchased on itunes, well thats where I got the virus from which crashed my computer**. Anyways when I reinstalled itunes everything was gone!! I never backed up library cause I didn't know I could lose it. I got the ipod for my birthday in October and was so excited to get it I guess I missed the fine print somewhere. When I plug in my ipod and start itunes nothing happens, its like the ipod isn't connected. So I guess my question is how do I get the music I purchased and downloaded to itunes back? Shouldn't it be saved in my account some how?
Thank you for any help!
Sincerely, Frustated and pulling my hair out

Use your iPod and iTunes 8
With iTunes 8 you can transfer iTunes Store purchases that are synced with your iPod to any authorized computer. Let's say from your home to your work computer. Here are the steps to transfer purchases from your iPod.
Make sure that you are using the latest version of iTunes 8 and iPod software.
Authorize your computer by choosing Authorize Computer from the Store menu in iTunes.
Attach your iPod to the computer that contains purchases.
From the File menu, choose Transfer Purchases from iPod.

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