Moving Itunes to new PC - lost ticked items and playlists

Hi all,
I recently moved Itunes to a new PC. To do this I copied the "Itunes" folder across from the old PC to the new one.
I usually sync the iphone with Itunes, but on the new PC it has not remembered which of my 2000 songs I had ticked to sync. In addition all my playlists have gone.
Is this information stored in the itunes folder ? Is it posssible to transfer playlists or sync ticks ?
Thanks,
Martin

+Is this information stored in the itunes folder ? Is it posssible to transfer playlists or sync ticks ?+
Yes, if you copied the entire itunes folder from the old PC, it has your previous itunes database
iTunesLibrary.itl is the file name.
Close itunes and restart it by pressing *and holding* the shift key. CHoose that itl file from the old PC when prompted.

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