Transfering all the iTunes content from my laptop to my new PC

Hello!
I write this post in hope to get some hints and help how i can transfer all my itunes content to my new purchased PC.
On my laptop i have about some thousands of music files and realy alot of playlists created. Hence i have bought a new PC i would like to transfer everything from my itunes on my laptop to my new PC.
Is this possible, is it hard to do?
Its realy important for me since i do not want to loose all my playlists, so is there a tool for this?
Both computers is running Windows 7, i can transfer files between the 2 conmputers trought network or trought an external hdd.
Best Regards Marcus

These articles should provide some help :
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751 - this explains how to backup your content (including playlists and ratings) to an external drive, which can then be used to populate your new computer
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-iTunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive - a bit old now but should provide some help

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