What Happens When Hard Drive Crashes?

Unfortunately my hard drive sustained a fatal error and had to be formatted. All 4200+ songs and videos in my Itunes library were wiped out, but I still have 'em on my Ipod. Can my library be restored by re-installing the Ipod software and reconnecting my Ipod? Can my purchased songs and videos be recovered as well? Thanks for your help!
Dave
Gateway   Windows XP   Laptop

I reloaded itunes. I was afraid to plug my ipod into the pc, but when I did, it told me that my ipod was already synced with another computer and could only sync to one. It asked if I wanted to transfer my purchase and I selected yes. It copied my purchases to the new itunes library. Since I have all my files backed up I just jumped right in. It worked fine.

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