How do i change where itunes looks for music on my computer? It would only use sample music and to import thousands of songs a file at a time is ridiculous, please help!

Had to install a new version of iTunes after an upgrade to 64Bit Windows, when i got itunes to search for content it only found the sample music, my music is stored on D drive and i cant work out how to get itunes to search there, any suggestions?
Thanks in advance, its really annoying!

You can use File > Add folder to library to import the media from any location. If you don't see the menu bar press ALT or CTRL+B to display it. The default options for iTunes will have created a new library folder on the C: drive, and adding media in the way described will result in iTunes making new copies of each of your media files in the C:\ drive. If that's not what you want then I suggest you hold down the shift key as you click the icon to start iTunes and keep holding until asked to choose or create a library, click the create option, and create a libray at D:\iTunes. Move your existing media content into D:\iTUnes\iTunes Media and use File > Add folder to library to import D:\iTUnes\iTunes Media. This will make a self-contained portable library that is easy to backup & move in future.
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