Migrating Library files (playlists) from Windows to new mac?

Hi There;
I have New Mac Mini and WinXP SP2 laptop
both sharing a buffalo "network Drive"
with all the Media files - music and photos.
I want to migrate my iTunes library including
-- my rating, playlist, etc ... --to the new Mac Mini.
In the laptop, my iTunes Music folder is set to:
P:\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music
so when I check the "iTunes Music Library.xml" on my
laptop the location reference (path) point to any
song point to P:\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\... . . . .
I could import the music files on the mini, that is not
a problem, but I don't want to loose the playlist and other
info about the songs.
Moving/Coping the library file "*.xml" I don't think would work since the reference to the network drive on the
new Mini, start with "smb:/... ... " so iTunes
will not find any song.
Any ideas on how to do it?
Does a manual "search and replace" all the "P:\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\" referece work?
Thanks.
JCC

Hi There;
Thanks but when there is a problem, when you import you don't get the
rating for the songs.
IF I just move the whole iTunes folder,
When you check the iTunes Music Library.xml
you find that in the Mini box, the location key points to:
<key>Location</key><string>file://localhost/Volumes/FAM-DIR-1/My%20Music/iTunes/iTunes%20Music/Armik/Rubia/ 01%20Rubia.mp3</string>
In the windows box:
<key>Location</key><string>file://localhost/P:/My%20Music/iTunes/iTunes%20Music/Armik/Rubia/01%20Track%2001 .mp3/</string>
So it will not find the media file.
Any other ideas?
What is the function of the iTunes Library.itl file?
Thanks for any help.
JCC

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