HT201303 On Itune, my library deemd this new computer as needing to be authorized. How can I accomplish this

On itunes, it says that my computer needs to be authorized. This is a new coputer am-nd uses microsoft 8.How can i accomplish this?

" I have been in the preferences extensively and i keep updating it to go to to new location"
Apple does a poor job of documenting/explaining this setting - the iTunes Media folder location setting in Edit > Preferences > Advanced doesn't tell iTunes where to find the content of your library. Rather, this determines where iTunes will put new content when you add it. Current locations are held within the iTunes database (the iTunes Library.itl file). As tt2 says, if you hold down SHIFT while starting iTunes and when you get this prompt:
click on Choose Library..., navigate to your D: drive and select the iTunes Library.itl file that should be there. Ideally you should have copied everything to D:\iTunes with this structure:

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Hi,
I recenlty bought a new computer, a Windows one and my old computer was a Mac. I am trying to move my itunes library to my new computer, however, I do not know how to do this. I downloaded itunes on my new HP and I have logged in to itunes and have authorized this computer on the account. I cannot seem to find any of my songs or how to bring them up in my itunes account. I do not have my old computer in my presence. If someone has an idea, please let me know. I just want to listen to my music!!
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