I need to move my itunes library to new PC?

I have to move my itunes library to my new laptop. How would I do this? Bearing in mind I have an iPhone, iPod, and ipad, i want to keep all stuff on it, contacts, messages, apps and music etc.
thanks
Joshua.

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iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
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I have a new computer and two Iphones and one Itouch. One Itunes account.
I have a new computer running windows vista. I have most of my library on my older iphone but when i connected it to my new computer only some songs where transfered. When I go to sync my Iphone it says that the iphone is synced with another computer. I still have the old computer but want to sell it and already have a buyer.
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