New Computer --- Major Issues with iTunes Acct

I recently purchased a new pc. Have had an iTunes account for many years with 3-4 different iPhones. I copied my iTunes files from the old computer (like I had done in the past) to an external hard drive and pasted them in the c:// of the new computer. When opening iTunes I have no music, videos, books, etc. When I open the iTunes folder in the drive I can see all the files and the contents... When I try to download my purchased items to the new computer I receive the message " There was a problem downloading "---". You do not have enough access privileges for this operation. Please check that the connection to the network is active and try again". I tried using "Home Share" which is fine when I am logged into the old computer, I can see and listen to the music, but as soon as I log off the old computer, it is not available on the new computer. Can anyone give me any advise on where to start to correct this problem??? Very frustrated....

Where exactly did you copy the iTunes folder to on the new computer?
Simply placing it on the "C" drive will not make content magically appear in iTunes.
What exactly was moved? Only the media files or the ENTIRE iTunes folder?
If only the media folder/files were moved, there is no expectation of anything working properly.
iTunes stores the library in the following folders:
Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music/iTunes/
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\
Windows Vista: C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\
Windows 7: C:\Users\username\My Music\iTunes\
If the above is not where you placed the iTunes folder, do the following.
Close iTunes.
Delete the iTunes folder from the above location.
Move the iTunes folder that was copied from the old computer to the new computer and place it in the folder as listed above.
Launch iTunes.

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