iPod Mini

hi,i bought an ipod mini (6gb)second hand,and it has been formated for a mac(apple)pc..i need to reformat it so it is compatible with my windows pc.when i do this it will delete all the music on the ipod,is there anyway i can save the music on it before i reformat the ipod,any help is...

ok so the battery on my ipod mini has died yes i know but its good for what i need. anyway i bought a new battery and installed it but it still doesn't want to charge up any ideas?

the ipod mini is big!

Hello everyone I curently own a ipod mini and I was quite happy with it until i tried my friends zen micro which sounded significantly better. So i was wondering what is the best sounding mp3 player. Thanks A HDD one i mean <A HREF="http://www.freewebs.com/lb19984/" target="_new">My Rig</A>