How do i find/create a missing itunes library .itl file?

I'm trying to transfer my itunes account from my old laptop to my new one and I have done this succesfully twice over the last couple of years but for some reason it's not working. I copy the whole itunes file to the new laptop but when I open itunes it says it can't find the ,itl file and it's right, I can't see it in there either. The only thing thats worked for me is using one the previous itunes library files but that is from two months ago and doesn't seem to be transfering my album artwork.
Has anyone else had this same problem? Can I created an .itl file?
Any help would be fantastic!

That's exactly what I thought but it's not there and I have transfered the entire itunes folder, including atrwork etc, over to the new laptop.
I can find a previous itunes Library but that is from november. Is there a way to create the .itl file for my itunes library on my old laptop?
Thanks

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