HT1349 i have itunes installed on a laptop, i want transfer to this new computer, easiest way please!

i have itunes installed on a computer i no longer use and wis to transfer to thia new laptop, easiest way please

"iTunes" itself is a computer program (application).  If you want to move it, re-install it.  Otherwise I presume you mean your iTunes library (music, movies, etc.):
iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings:  Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive.  Open iTunes and immediately hold down the Option (alt) key (shift on Windows), then guide it to the new location of the library.

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