Missing all audiobooks when installing itunes on new computer

My old laptop broke and I installed iTunes onto my new laptop but none of my audiobooks are there. My music, tv shows, etc. are all there...but no audiobooks.

Restore them from a backup, or put the old computer's internal drive in an enclosure and copy them off, or click here and ask the iTunes Store staff for a free redownload of them.
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unable to install itunes for new computer with windows 8
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Hello jgrn76,
It sounds like you are getting an error stating that the iTunes installer cannot be run on your computer. I would try downloading the 64 bit version of iTunes from here:
iTunes 11.1.3 for Windows (64-bit)
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1615
If issues persist when trying to install it, I would try running through the steps in the article named:
Issues installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1926
Otherwise, would you mind elaborating a bit on what the error message says, word for word?
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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Upgrading computer, do I install itunes on new computer? How does my content on old computer get to my new computer?

I am upgrading to a new HP ProBook 6470b computer w/ Windows 7, do I install itunes on new computer or somehow transfer the files from the old Dell D620 Windows XP computer ? How does my content on old computer get to my new computer? Would like to find the best way to do this. Thanks!

Yes. You should copy everything ( music, apps, pcis, docs, contacts, calendars, etc) from your old computer to your new one.
You can type "move itunes library" into the google search bar for instructions on itunes.
Certainly your computers have a methed for moving all of your content from one comptuer to another.

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Is your iPod associated with an existing iTunes library on your old computer?
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All songs imported to iTune on new computer from external are not found. HELP!

I have a new laptop. I installed iTunes on the computer and associated my external drive's fold with all my music as my main source. When I brought them into iTunes, they all have a small "i" in a circle and can't be located. NOW WHAT???
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

You guys are the best - thank you.
Since writing what I did below, Bekha wrote me back from last night (Apple rep I spoke with) and gave me the BEST article to do what I needed to do that I want to share with you:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527?viewlocale=en_US
I did call Apple last night and had a really fun chat with this girl who said she did this three different ways and had trouble remembering how she did it all of them. But one of her suggestions (which I didn't use and am just explaining for anyone else who reads this) was to move all her music to her new computer's My Music folder. Then she opened Windows Media Player as they were associated with WMP. Then she installed her iTunes and when it opened, it asked her if she wanted that to be her default music player and she said yes. Somehow it transferred the ability to play that entire folder of My Music t iTunes. HOWEVER, she said sometimes it didn't work and would have to shut down and start again (too much fuss for me).
I found another way to do it. All my music is in a folder called iTunes Music which I created and have on an external F drive. I opened that drive and highlighted the single music files and dragged them into the iTunes on the new computer. Maybe because I choose to use "Manage music manually," that worked. Now, of course it's time to make all my playlists, drag them onto my iPhone, and back them up -- and I still have a lot more to put in. But that is how you can do it if you don't have a copy of your old iTunes available due to a HD crash. I never lose my music that way, keeping it on an external (actually, two), even if my computer decides to crash.
Thanks again for all your help.
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Aging music fan wiped IPOD when installing itunes onto new laptop on xp

I have just bought a high end sony vio with duo intel running windows xp. I installed itunes and when I synched the ipod I wiped all my tunes.
BUT my ipod still shows about 20% space on memory used so I am pretty sure the songs are still there
Does anyone know how to recover the songs and provide a simple step by step guide on how to do it?
Your help much appreciated
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Since you have a new computer with (presumably) no songs on it, it was doing exactly what you told it to do. You probably clicked Yes at the box below.
You can try www.yamipod.com and see if it can get the songs off your iPod. Not sure if it will work though.

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Was the media solely on the external library? If so, it is likely that iTunes was started at some point with the external drive unaccessible. Simply point iTunes to the correct library location. To do this, close iTunes. Hold <SHIFT> and launch iTunes. When prompted to find library or create a new one, select the find option and point iTunes to where the iTuneslibrary.itl file is at on your computer (or external drive).

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OMG... DONT LISTEN TO THAT OTHER PERSON...i had the same problem...when your ipod connects, open it as a drive(it asks "how do you want to open this? type of question) , and drag and drop anything that looks like files...and did you look to the right when it connected? it says "transfer purchases" most people think, "cancel" but i looked, and i didnt have many "purchases" but it sync'd anyways...not everything like pictures, but my movies transferred over, and most of my songs...once itunes opens, under files, it has an option to "add file to library" or other options...try 'em all to save your stuff!!!!
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Some time ago I moved all my iTunes information to an external hard drive. I recently got a new computer and want to install iTunes on the new computer but be able to view and access the media that's on the iTunes on my external hard drive. I tried installing iTunes to the hard drive's location, but when I open iTunes on the new computer none of the saved media is there. Any suggestions?

I bit the bullet and downloaded a fresh install download from apple.com since the updater would no longer work.
Still a mystery as to why the updater was no longer working.
Kept the original installed iTunes where it was and sent the new install to its same folder location.
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What drive letter is the exHD on the new PC?
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307844
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I recently purchased a new computer and when I installed iTunes+Quicktime onto the computer, the program doesn't want to open up.
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Is it possibly because I also have a program called iPod Access which helps ne to backtrack the songs?
Yes, it's possible this is screwing up iTunes.
What does "backtrack the songs" mean?

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