HT1386 I have exclamation points next to all of my iTunes songs.  How do I get rid of them?

I started this yesterday, but I lost my converstations.  I'm not that computer savy.  Please help!  I cannot get rid of those exclamation points, and I can't play the music through my computer OR sync with my iPod Touch.  Help!!!!  I have Windows Vista.  And my iTunes is up-to-date on the latest version!  HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ! means that iTunes can't find the music file. Try here to find the files.
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