FILE CAN NOT BE FOUND! please help

I cannot play any of the songs in the itunes library or sync because the files can not be found. the files are on xternal drive. the itunes music folder location is set for the xternal drive. whenever i have to remove the drive from the laptop and then plug it back in, the files get lost itunes can't find them. any settings suggestions? any help for this problem

i have done that over and over. i tunes still can't find the files. is there some setting that will resolve this? or is there something else that i have to change in my computer settings.
my new computer is vista the documents on the xternal drive is windows xp.

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