How can I import my library to a new computer?

Hi:
I just bought a new computer, and I'm trying to import my library from my old computer to the new one. I've transferred my 'My Music' folder (along with the iTunes folder inside it) onto the new computer using an external hard-drive, and I've reinstalled iTunes, but when I import the XML file (which I manually backed up from my old computer), I only get 400 songs of my 6,000 (I think these are the songs from 'My Music / iTunes').
I've tried clearing my library and just adding 'My Music' folder, and although this gets all my songs into the library, it puts the full file name under song name (my files don't have any tags on them), and it leaves the artist field blank. Basically, I'd have to go through all my songs and re-do the sorting fields.
I think the problem is that on my old computer, the pathway to 'My Music' was different from the pathway to 'My Music' on my new computer. Does anyone know how I can get my library to look exactly the same as it did on my old computer? As I've said, I have all the files in place, and I have the XML file ready to go. I think I just need to figure out how to get iTunes to find the songs in 'My Music'.
Thanks!
J

It's a brand new computer, so there wasn't an iTunes folder in the music folder. I just copied it there from my external hard-drive. I think the problem is that on my old computer the pathway to my songs was: C/documents and settings/Ken/my documents/my music, and on my new computer the pathway is C/documents and settings/dell 720/my documents/my music. I have the songs in the right folder, and I have the iTunes folder inside the folder as well, but iTunes is only finding the iTunes folder ... it isn't finding the songs in the 'My Music' folder. I don't know what to do about this. If I clear my library and start from scratch using 'add folder to library', I'll have to re-enter all my info fields, which isn't a pleasant thought.

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