Switched laptops - music moved - appears in itunes music folder, not itunes

I used my ipod as a hard drive to move my music from my old windows laptop to the new. The music all shows up in my folder for itunes music but not in my itunes program. What am I doing wrong?

File -> Add to library...
then pick the folder with all your music in it.
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[ iTunes: About the Add to Library, Import, and Convert functions|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1347]
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I have a very similar problem. Hope I don't confuse people trying to help us since the solutions may be different.
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