Can't transfer itunes from one computer to another

I recently just got a laptop with windows vista and i want to transfer my itunes account and library from my old computer with windows xp, and i do not know how i am supposed to do it. I transfered my purchased items onto it somehow but my account is still on my other computer which we want to get rid of......if you know what to do please let me know.

Hey Karen,
This article shows different methods of copying your purchases from one computer to your laptop.
iTunes for Windows: How to copy purchases between computers
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1727?viewlocale=en_US

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Hi,
A painless way to do it ...
From your Old Computer... Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
Backup iTunes to an External Drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
Moving iTunes Media Folder (Windows)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1364
An Added Bonus is that you will then have a Backup of iTunes...

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This really depends on how technical you want to get, and how much of the library data you want to retain. First, there is getting the actual song files over to your new computer. If both computers are on the same network and are on iTunes 9, you can use home sharing to transfer the song files to your new computer.
Once the files are transferred, now you have to get all of the metadata transferred, like Playlists and Song Ratings. There is a method for doing this that involves editing your Library.xml file to transfer Playlists, Playcounts, etc..
If all you want to transfer is your Playlists and song files, there are programs that will back up your playlists so you can transfer them to a new computer, but if you're able to do the above XML edits (which are pretty simple), that is preferred (and cheaper).
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Welcome to the forum.
I can think of three basic ways to accomplish what you wish to do:
Use the Project Archiver to archive your Project (and check the box to gather the media files), to an external HDD. Probably the easiest way to do it.
Copy the Project and ALL media files to an external HDD, but be prepared to relink the media files to the Project, as the drive letter (part of the Absolute Path) will have changed.
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So long as they are on the same wifi network, yes.
Have both computers running and have iTunes open on both computers.
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Once the other library loads, go down to the bottom of the screen and in "Show:" select "Items not in my library":
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/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
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/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
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/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data
Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
For FireFox:
/Home/Library/Applications Support/FireFox
/Home/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist
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