Alternate library for itunes fron external HD

We have a new comp (windows 7). We backed up our itunes songs onto a external HD. We now want to set up itunes to get the sonds from our external HD without having to download them onto to comp. We followed Apples info at... http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589...We get to the point where is says " Choose itune library"..We choose the library thats on our external HD...THEN WHAT?? Thanks....

ckschmid wrote:
We get to the point where is says " Choose itune library"..We choose the library thats on our external HD...THEN WHAT?? Thanks....
If the folder on your external drive is a complete iTunes folder, then navigate to the iTunes library (.ITL) file. iTunes will use it and you are ready to go.
If the folder on your external is just the song files, then you will have to re-add them to your new iTunes library. Before doing so, go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced, and make sure that both "Keep..." and "Copy..." are *not checked.*

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