New PC and diff. Drive letter for iTunes (Steps to take, please comment)

I have bought a new PC, and I want to transfer my library to my new pc but the problem is that the Driveletter will be different
(On my Old PC, Music is located on then E: Drive and on New Computer the music will be located on the D Drive)
Now I have the following Idea and I would like to know what the experts here think of it.
(First of course make backups copies of Music and .XML and .ITL files)
On Old PC in iTunes,
- Change Media Folder Location to External Drive (For example Drive Letter G:\)
(Note: "Copy files to itunes media folder ... " is already selected)
- Deauthorize PC
On New PC
- install itunes.
- after installing shutdown iTunes
- Copy Library (.XML & .ITL) from old pc to new pc
- connect External Drive (Make it again Driveletter G:\)
- startup iTunes
- If everything is oke, Change Media Folder Location from External Drive G:\ to Local Drive D:\
- Authorize PC
Am I missing something ?
Thanks in advance

Sounds like you currently have a split library where the library files are at their default location in your user profile, but the the media folder is on an external/secondary drive. While it is possible to move such a library in the way you describe it may be easier if you can make the library "portable" before you start.
Here are typical layouts for the iTunes folders:
In the layout above, with the media folder (everything in the red box) inside the library folder, the library is considered to be portable. You can rearrange things to make a split library portable by taking a number of small steps which don't break the library.
The basic non-fatal manipulations are:
-> You can connect to an alternate set of library files by holding down Shift (Win) or Option (Mac) when starting iTunes.
-> You can move the library files to a new location as long as the media stays out.
-> You can move the library files and the media together if the media folder is a direct subfolder of the library folder.
-> If you have already moved/copied the media content to a different location then you only need to copy the library files for it to appear as if you have moved the entire library in the way allowed above. I.e. just copy the library files into the parent folder of the media folder.
-> You can rename the media folder to *iTunes Media* (if it isn't already) if the media folder is inside the library folder.
-> iTunes uses the name of the folder holding the library files as the window title. Having made a library "portable" you may need to take a final step of renaming the library folder to iTunes or, if the library files have ended up at the root of a drive, moving all of the library files and content folders into a new folder called iTunes.
After each change you need to open, test and close the relevant library before attempting another change. If a change broke the library, undo it or revert to using the previous set of library files.
In essence all you need to do to make your library portable is copy the library files into the parent folder of the media folder on the external/secondary drive and use the hold-down-option-when-starting-iTunes method to connect to it. Other manipulations may be required to normalize the library so that the library and media folders have standard names.
Once you've made you current library portable you can take a complete clone of the iTunes folder onto your external drive, and then copy that folder into your new computer. Rather than looking at this as a one time proposition you should aim to keep the copy of the library on your external drive as a backup.
*Fast backup for iTunes library (Windows Only)*
Grab SyncToy 2.1, a free tool from MS. This can be used to copy your entire iTunes library (& other important data folders) onto another hard drive or network share. You can then use SyncToy periodically to synchronise or echo your library to the backup. A preview will show which files need to be updated giving you a chance to spot unexpected changes and during the run only the new or updated files will be copied saving lots of time. And if your media is all organised below the main iTunes folder then you should also be able to open the backup library on any system running the same version of iTunes.
Don't forget to deauthorise the old computer if you're not planning to use iTunes on it again.
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