Newbie here.. moving from a desktop to a laptop

this is kind of a two part question...
I recentlt got a laptop and i want to put all of the music that is on my desktop computer onto my laptop. But this has proven more confusing then i thought....
once the music is there, (on my laptop) how do i get iTunes to allow me to update my music? i currently have a bunch of music on my laptop but iTunes will not let me put any of it on my ipod....
any ideas? ya'lls help would be amazing...^_^
uhmm   Windows XP  

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Why isn't it letting you sync? If you go to File -> Sync iPod (with your iPod connected), what happens? If a message appears telling you that your iPod is linked with another library, click "erase & sync" to load the music from your laptop (note it will delete all of your old music).
If any of the music was purchased from the iTunes store, you need to authorize your new computer. To do this, either double-click on a purchased song or go to Store -> Authorize Computer and type in your username and password. Hope this helps!

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