Can't open songs on new computer

I'm sure this is a topic that is asked all the time so please bear with me. My old computer bit the dust and I was forced to purchase a new one running windows 7. I was able to salvage the old hard drive by purchasing a hard drive enclosure and installed my documents to the new computer. I downloaded itunes to the new computer and it seemed like everything turned up in itunes including playlist and artwork. I thought everything was fine until I tried to select a song to play...nothing. All I got was the message; "The song "..." could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it" Of coarse, I would like to locate it but I haven't a clue where to begin or look. I would certainly appreciate anyones help. By the way, my ipod is an older one about 5 years old, 20gb and I think it was called a third generation, but I don't know for sure. Thanks in advance for your help

Have you tried dragging it onto your Pages icon?
Is it by any chance passworded?
It helps if you give some details:
eg What version of Pages you are using?
Can you just open Pages on its own?
The file extension and origin of the word doc
What message does the computer pop up when it fails to open?
Otherwise it is all just guesswork.
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