Changing computers and keeping my library

Help,
I recently changed computers and when I put the movie I bought at the itunes store all my songs were erased. Then I re downloded all my songs into my computer and then onto my ipod. It takes 7hours to download this movie and hours to download the songs again. I am having to get another computer. Is there a way to do this quicker or keep what I have when in my new computer? That is taking my Library of songs and movies and putting these in my ipod without hours of work or keeping what is on my ipod without erasing my current library of movies and songs?
In Christ
Steve Bledsoe

If you're transferring Mac to Mac, just get a Firewire cable and put the source computer into Target Disk Mode (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583). The other computer will see it as a hard drive, so you can just drag and drop your iTunes folder to the new computer.

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I have an IPOD Nano. I had it originally set up on another computer where I would down load my songs that I purchased from ITunes. My Nano would sync up with my PC when I would plug it in. I had to change computers, so I moved all my songs / library to my new PC. I downloaded the ITunes process to my new PC and then purchased a song. I saw the song in my download area of my PC under ITunes Media / downloads. However, my nano would not sync as it is still referencing the prior location, which was on my old PC. I moved the song directly to the Nano when it was plugged in. I see the song on the Nano directory when I have it plugged in to the PC via the USB cable. I even click on the song and I hear it play from the Nano on the PC. However, when I go to look for the song directly from my song listing from the Nano music screen, it doesn't list he song or the artist as being on the Nano.
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I am not doing it in ITunes, but i did down load the song from ITunes. I loaded the song on to my Nano, but in my menu selections it doesn't show the song or the artist in any search format. However, when i plug in my nano to my PC I see the Nano library on my PC drive listings and that song and artist are there. I can click on the song and it will play in Windows media on my work PC. I did notice that the format for most all the songs in my library on my Nano are MPEG - 4 audio Files.
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Changing Computers and Keeping iTunes

Hello everyone,
I am planning on having a home stereo system installed soon. Part of my upgrade includes a new Mac Mini. My problem is I have a massive iTunes library on my current computer (see specs below). I want to transfer the contents of my current iTunes to the new iTunes on my Mac Mini.
However, I've recently found out that my computer will not read/burn blank DVD's. So it seems I may be facing hours of burning and ripping standard CD's. Is there a better way of transferring the contents of my iTunes library?
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If you're transferring Mac to Mac, just get a Firewire cable and put the source computer into Target Disk Mode (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583). The other computer will see it as a hard drive, so you can just drag and drop your iTunes folder to the new computer.

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Do you have an iPod that contains all/some of your music?
http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=1869212
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For your purchased iTMS songs, a well constructed email plea to the iTMS explaining your situation and promising that you have learned the value of backups and will do so from now on, may get you a second chance at a download. They may allow a second shot at downloading them - but they may not.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
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I have an article for you that can help you go through that process of uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes. If you have Windows 7, you will want to see this article:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1923
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1925
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