Difficulties Using iTunes With External Drive (NAS)

Hello,
I apologize if this question has already been asked (and answered) but I was unable to locate an answer with a search.
I am working on a PC with Windows 7. I have two iTunes libraries in separate user locations: one is a collection of MP3 files (for my iPod) and another—in a separate user log-on called Lossless—consists of all my lossless codec music files.
When I transferred the lossless codec files from the hard drive on my computer to a Network Attached Storage (NAS) connected by a hard-wired router (designated “Z:”), I configured iTunes to locate the files under “Z:/Music”.
Here’s the glitch: Although iTunes is finding “Z:/Music”, the iTunes program reports: “The song __ cannot be played because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?”
Here’s the question: Even though I have iTunes correctly (I believe) pointed to reading the NAS (my “Z:/Music” drive) why is iTunes unable to read the file and play the music?
Any advice and suggestions would be most welcome.
Many thanks.
Jazz4Ever

Barging in,b noir - I don't think it has anything to do with being on a NAS drive. It's the way the files were moved.
+When I transferred the lossless codec files from the hard drive on my computer to a Network Attached Storage (NAS) connected by a hard-wired router (designated “Z:”), I configured iTunes to locate the files under “Z:/Music”.+
+Here’s the glitch: Although iTunes is finding “Z:/Music”, the iTunes program reports: “The song __ cannot be played because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?”+
If you just move files in Windows Explorer, itunes loses the paths.
Configuring iTunes to locate the files under “Z:/Music” only affects FUTURE additions-it doesn't change all the paths on whatever is already in your library, which is what most people expect to happen when they change that preference setting.
You needed to run the consolidate command on your lossless library.
Here is a good background article from iLounge on that:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive/
Move everything back the way it was and run the consolidate.
Or, if you don't care about ratings, playcounts, etc....just make a new lossless library and add your Z: lossless files to it.

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