ITunes Library/Network problem

My boss has a laptop and a work desktop PC. He previously had iTunes on both the laptop and the desktop, but it created a bunch of problems, so we eventually erased iTunes from his desktop altogether. He now wishes to only use iTunes on his laptop, and not have it connected to the network at all.
His iTunes files had been stored in my "My Music" folder, which would sync with the network whenever he accessed the network from his laptop. So, I set the iTunes preferences to instead use a folder on his C drive (which does not sync with the network.) For some reason, the "iTunes Library" file (not the actual song files) remains in the "My Music" folder. If I move or delete this file, it is automatically recreated when you reopen iTunes, only now the iTunes shows no music. (The music files remain intact, but I have to use the File:Add Folder to Library to put the music back in iTunes.)
This seemed to be working fine for a week or two, but this weekend he opened his iTunes and it showed he had no music. (I used the File:Add Folder... function to put the music back in iTunes.) He is NOT tech oriented, but he says he didn't do anything that should have caused this to happen. I'm guessing that this has something to do with the "iTunes Library" file issue. Any idea how I can tell iTunes where to put this file?

Make a folder outside of the user-specific path. Such as, C:Music. Drag the ITL file over in to that.
Then press *and hold* the shift key while starting itunes. Choose the ITL file in C:Music.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.0/en/15502.html

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