How to restart iTunes after Windows re-install

Hi, I hope someone out there can help me. My computer crashed and I had to reinstall Windows (XP Pro). The computer guy moved my iTunes to another drive so the reinstall did not overwrite iTunes. I can see my iTunes music in folders, but when I go to play them, they open in a whole new version of iTunes that was not - at the beginning - populated with any music and, obviously, the new iTunes contains none of my playlists or rankings for any of my songs. I'm not a computer genius (or anywhere close), so I'm not sure what's happened or how I can get my old iTunes reactivated so I don't have to recreate playlists or re-rank my songs. Many thanks!

Authorize iTunes install from the tool bar.
If library was backed up properly you can tell iTunes to use the library file that was backed up. If not backed up properly then add the files to iTunes yourself then recreate any playlists you want.

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