Please help: Playlists and Play Counts from iPod?

I got a new computer and have downloaded iTunes. I've Added my music from my external drive, but my Playlists and Counts weren't in the Music file on my external drive.
I attached my iPod and Cancelled the Sync-up so that I could look for files on the iPod and copied over the following that looked like the might be useful:
iTunesControl
iTunesDB
iTunesPlaylists
iTunesPrefs
Preferences
SysInfo
winPrefs
IC-Info.sidb
iEKInfo
Does anyone know if I could put any of these files into my iTunes folder on my new Vista system and would that bring the playlists and everything over? Then I could sync with my new computer and everything should be the same as the old. Thank you!

The file you're wanting is the database ITL file:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
The path on Vista is \Users\[your username]\Music\iTunes\iTunes Library.itl , I believe. You need to get the ITL file from your old PC if you want to keep your ratings & playcounts.

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