I see my songs in iTunes, but they won't play

I recently had problems with my computer and got a new hard drive. The people that changed the hard drive saved "My Music" folder with all the songe (2000 of them). I just downloaded iTunes again and get the message:
"iTunes detected a problem with your audio configuration. Audio playback may not operate properly"
I can see all my songs and playlists like before, but when I click on a song, nothing happens. Does anyone have any ideas? I spent a lot of time (and money) getting my music just the way I want it and I can't face redoing it all.

Welcome to AD!
Try re-installing QuickTime as explained here. iTunes uses the QT audio codecs to play files.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1371

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