Backed Up to External HD, Now can't put files back to C drive

Before my daughter's computer went in for service, I backed up her Itunes to an external HD. Tonight I moved the "Itunes Music Folder" from the ExHD to C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Administrator\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music, which is where the "preferences" tab says her music is. However, the music in this folder isn't what is on her library when I pull up the library on Itunes.
I tried to consolidate her library, thinking it would "all come together", but it didn't do anything. There has GOT to be an easier way to get this in the library than to copy each folder individually into the library, isn't there? Any assistance is appreciated!

Sounds like the music is back on the C drive, but iTunes does not know about it. Use the command File > Add Folder to Library, and point it to the iTunes Music folder.
(For future reference, next time copy the whole iTunes folder. It includes the iTunes Music folder and also the library files that would tell iTunes where the music is.)

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