After copying iTunes folder to new PC how do I restore its original library

I have two PCs, each with iTunes on it.
The newer PC has number of tunes that I've purchased from the iTunes Store. It has no playlists.
The older PCs has a large library of Cd-ripped music and numerous playlists.
I want to copy the old PC's library and playlists over to the new PC.
I understand that I can simply copy the iTunes folder from the old PC to the new one and the files and artist folders will be merged fine. Doing this will also replace the itunes.library.itl and "itunes music library.xml" files so I end up with my old playlists on the new PC.
But at that point I suspect iTunes on my new PC will no longer show its original library of files because its original itunes.itl file was overwritten.
How do I get iTunes on the new PC to add those missing tunes back into its library?
  Windows XP Pro  

Well, this is a helpful group.
I ended up conducting a test.
I copied the entire iTunes folder from the old PC to the new PC. The music folders simply merged with the existing ones so no music was overwritten except for tunes that existed on both PCs.
Afterwards, iTunes on the new PC showed all the old PC's tunes in the library and all of its playlists. Missing from the library listing were the tunes that had been on the new PC.
But using "Add Folder to Library" to have iTunes rescan the iTunes Music folder added back the missing tunes. All tunes that had been purchased on the new PC and were therefore licensed to that PC still play without any DRM probs.

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