Why won't my ipod sync after restoring?

I recently had to restore my laptop so obviously i had to download Itunes again, but now my Ipod won't sync, it connects to the laptop and says preparing sync then it just seems to cancel itself, with no change to my ipod and no messages come up to say if there is any errors or problems.

You can only sync with one computer and the iPod see the computer as a new computer
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
If all the synced  media like apps and music are on the rebuilt computer then just backup the iPod and restore from that backup
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes

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