Help moving previous library files

Help! My computer crashed and, somehow, my iTunes backup is corrupted. However, I was able to get the files from my old hard drive. I have several Previous Library files but I can't seem to get them into iTunes. I have tried everything I can think of but they just won't go in. I'm sure its something simple that I've overlooked. I tried just moving them to the iTunes folder, no go. I tried importing them, nope...
Thanks, Lezlie

Pressing *and holding* the shift key while starting itunes.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.1/en/15502.html
You could open a previous library, a special holiday library, or whatever ITL file you want.

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[The concept of iWeb Sites|http://homepage.mac.com/wyodor/.Public/The concept of iWeb Sites.pdf] (pdf)

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