Itunes cant find my song because orginal file can't be found

I've purchased a song off itunes now itunes cant find the origianl file. Usually I just search for it in my file but now I can't find the music at all. How do I stop this from happening permenatly. I'm tired of searching for my songs in my files. HELP ME !!
Dell   Windows XP  

hMm me too!!! After iTunes updates my library, most of my songs have the error icon behind it. But, the songs are still in the same folder. And, my songs aren't bought from iTunes store.

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