ITunes Transfer

What I wanted to do was transfer the "iTunes" folder on my old PC to my ext. hdd and go into iTunes on my new pc and change the "iTunes music location" pathway to the ext. hdd. After a lot of research i've found that it is not that simple and you could really screw up your library if it's not done right.
I am currently looking several methods for making the transfer, one of which involves the use of software called TuneSwift.
My concern right now is a situation with my old and new pc that may cause some problems when I try to make the transfer. My old pc has itunes 8.2.1.6 and my new pc has itunes 10.2. I can't upgrade my old pc to 10.2 due to some system limitations. Both pc's are XP Pro.
My Questions are:
1. Would this difference in iTunes versions cause some problems when I try to transfer my library and is there a way to work around it?
2. I have a lot of uploaded cd's in my library and would they be transfered with my library?
I apologize for the lengthy post but I am greatly concerned about the transfer and would like to keep my library intact as much as possible
Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated! Thank-You, Michael

Copy the entire /My Music/iTunes/ folder from old computer to /My Music/ on new computer.
Yes, that is all you need to do. It is that simple.

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Hi,
Thank you for your valuable feedback.
Please follow the steps below and check if it works.
-Open HDD-Library-Application Support-Find and Delete the entire Nokia Multimedia Transfer folder.
-Then navigate to users-Library-Application Support -Nokia Multimedia Transfer (delete) -Applications-Nokia Multimedia Tranfer-Control Click-Show package contents.
-Delete the entire contents folder.
-Make sure the trash is empty.
-Download and install NMT again from www.nokia.com/mac
-Now connect the device
-Go to NMT> Tools and Settings > Check for updates now
-Reboot Mac and then transfer.
Note: Using a 16Gb is officially not supported by the device, therefore the device might perform slow. Please check the device specification from the link provided below. http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N82
Hopefully this helps
Regards
Sandy
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DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PUT MUSIC ON THE NEW COMPTUER YOU GOT INTO ITUNES
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and it works going from Window to Mac and Mac to window... INST THAT AWESOME.
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> shoudl show up ont eh desktop or finder just like the other cmptuer.
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Not sure if this is the correct section for this, so I apologize in advance if it isnt.
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