Loading ITunes files from external to winows 8.

I had a windows7 laptop crash with 136 G s of music in ITunes. I had it all backed up on an external drive. I now have a windows 8 laptop and want to load those files on the newly downloaded itunes. I put alot of work into rating and building playlists from my vast music library. I want all those files also. Can anyone assist me. thanks ahead of time.

iTunes is a data base manager. QT is the engine to run the CODECS.
If I understand what you want to do - the easiest way is to have the entire iTunes Library on an ext HD. Lunch iTunes with the Option key held down and follow the dialogs to open the library on the ext HD.
MJ

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okay, let me rephrase my question:
when you moved your files from the old Mac to the external, did you
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1. Migration assistants on my old and new macs are not compatible.
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Worst Case Proposal C: I could start from scratch and recreate iTunes playlists and library on new mac.... time consuming proposal but it's possible. (Please don't suggest this proposal unless no other viable choices exist for me.)
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Hello Chris,
Answer to your iTunes library question: By iTunes Library, I mean my iTunes Media folder only; not the entire /iTunes/folder with iTunes media folder inside.
BTW: Your pointer to ht4889 was very helpful, and sharing the folder, then copying it over firewire interface from old to new mac was most useful.
However, now with my entire iTunes folder (including iTunes media folder) moved to new mac, I remain unclear as to how I should configure iTunes on the new mac so that it can know about and use these copied files. I understand using iTunes preferences, how to point iTunes to my media folder, but don't know what other iTunes operations are necessary for iTunes to pick up where I left off with my old mac.
Is there any file conversion necessary?
Or inside iTunes, should I:
File->Library->Organize Library? or
File->Library->Export Library? or
File->Library->Import Playlist?
Please advise and thank you again for your help.
As you might imagine, I put a great deal of time building my iTunes library, and would feel very blue if I need to build it again from scratch on my new mac.
So long for now.

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From your Old Computer, or its Backup, Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
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