How to reload my library after replacing hard drive

I have a 4G iPod nano. I think its probably second generation, but I'm not positive and not sure how to find out. I'm running Windows XP on a Compaq laptop.
The hard drive in my computer went bad and I had to replace it. Now my iTunes library is empty and the only option I'm given is to replace the library on the iPod with the one in iTunes (the empty one). I don't want to lose my songs, but I don't know how to get them back into my library. Since iTunes wasn't affected by the bad hard drive, I copied my entire library from its folder on the old hard drive onto an external hard drive. I tried placing all of that into the same folder on the new hard drive, but iTunes still shows me an empty library.
How can I get my songs back into my library so that I can get more tunes and sync again?

Had same problem and this thread really saved me. Here was my issue and your thread fixed it. Thanks
So I brought my PC in to a local shop that added an internal HD for me. They moved MY Music folder with the iTunes library to another drive (the new one). I open iTunes and nothing is there. How do I get the library with all my music and ringtones back into iTunes. I have searched here and other forums and only talks about moving library away to aother places. I have no trouble with it being on the new drive just want iTunes to see it. This has to be easy and I hope someone can help me. Thanks. I have windows XP if that matters. I can find the iTunes folder with all the music on what is now the D drive.
Signed, affraid to synch my iPhone until the library is back to normal

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