I know that iPods/Apple do not have this feature, but I found two sites that proclaim to take your songs from iPod back to the computer hard drive:
http://www.easyipodtransfer.com/ipod-to-itunes-transfer http://www.ipod2computer.com/index.php?SRC=6&gclid=CLS6t5q8iJ4CFWpd5QodDl1UpQ Anybody ever try this? I lost a ton of stuff when I had to reinstall Windows XP after a virus infected my pc. I'm a bit skeptical, but willing to try this. It certainly would be better than the hassle of loading upteen hours of music from cd back onto the computer.