My mac no longer recognizes my itunes library

My Mac no longer recognizes my itunes library

I have this problem also and my apps are not synced anymore. They show The APP square in grey with an ! next to them. WHen I click on the app box this is the ERROR I get. (The app “ABC Song – All In one educational activity center and interactive sing along HD” could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?) If I go onto the iTunes Store site I see all my songs and apps I bought and they all show downloaded. I have synced one phone and ipad before seeing this error do not want to sync either of the two other devices I own till I know what to do.

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You lost me on which machine is which and where the library is stored. If the library is on an external drive connected to Computer 1 and you want to access it on Computer 2 then:
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6. Navigate to the folder where the music is stored.
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Please excuse my complicated question. I really cannot fathom out how to resolve this technological nightmare. I have a 50gb Itunes Library stored on an External HDD in MAC format (HFS+) I want to share this library with the Windows 7 Laptop, i have enable home sharing on both computers. Sadly the Windows laptop cannot see the itunes library.
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