Moving iTunes files to Windows on a data DVD

I burned a big playlist onto a data DVD on my Powerbook, then took the disc to work and popped it into my Windows box, and recent model IBM thinkpad.
My thinkpad's iTunes does see the disc, and will play off it. Next I used "add to library" to copy the files from the DVD to my library in the thinkpad, and it apparently worked.... the songs all show up in the library, and they'll play from the library.
iTunes is pointed towards it's library on the thinkpad. But when I play one of the songs, the DVD spins up. And when I take the DVD out, and attempt to play a song, I get the little gray exclamation point, and iTunes tells me that the original file cannot be located.
What am I doing wrong here? Both iTunes at home and at work are the most recent version. The home computer is a 17 inch powerbook.
mark

OK, I'm a dummy. I've now checked the little box that says "copy files when adding to library" in the Preferences Advanced dialogue box, and everything is fine.

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