Transfering my music from old computer to new computer....

Hi there I tried to do a home share with my laptop, old computer and new computer. For some reason I can't get the new computer to so show my music on iTunes (even the stuff I purchased). How do I get the music to the new computer? I would like to give my kids the old computer and take all my stuff off of it. Does this make sense because I don't know if I am describing it correctly. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

My mistake....I have the 2nd generation. These things change so quickly I didn't know what I had. sorry for confusion. I'll post on the 2nd generation board.

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