Transferring from old to new computer

My computer recently got a virus that does not let me log on to the internet. I have since gotten a new computer. I was able to transfer my "purchased" songs that I had gotten from the iTunes store onto my new computer by following the online directions.
However, I could not transfer the rest of my playlist that I had uploaded from my cds. I would like to keep the current order of songs in my playlist and not have to reload all of the cds into my new computer and manually order the entire playlist again.
Can you please tell me how to do this. I have read a couple things that say I must be logged on to the internet on the old computer to transfer to the new computer but this is not possible because the old computer with the virus cannot connect to the internet. All help would be appreciated!!!

Using iTunes, syncing between a computer and an ipod is designed to work ONLY one-way, from the comp to the 'pod, and not the other way. There are free 3rd-party utilities designed to do this, Google "itunes alternatives" and you'll find many possible options.

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Copied the entire iTunes directory from my old computer into an external hard drive.
Then loaded the entire iTunes folder from the hard Drive to the existing iTunes directory in the new Laptop.
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Answer here was good:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
And http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
This is/was excellent tutorial on moving iTunes from old to new
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive
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Refer to these articles:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
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Hello,
I have a problem with my ipod/itunes. Here is my story.
I have bought an Ipod Touch 3 (32 GB) two months ago. I have installed itunes on my computer (running XP) and used it to synchronize my ipod (though I use manual sync for music & video).
My computer is now dead (motherboard and disk, how lucky I am), I have setup a new one (running Seven) and installed itunes. The problem is now : how can I tell my ipod touch that this new computer is "its" computer ? When I click on "synchronize the apps" (as it was on my previous one), itunes warns me that it will erase my applications and application data with the library content. I have some important data in my touch (and applications downloaded from AppStore on it) and I don't want to loose something.
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Soooo...the dirty hack has not worked (itunes is said as "damaged").
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4) Edit itunesmusiclibrary.itl with an hexadecimal editor (I used ultraedit), search the old identifier and replace it with the new one.
5) Launch itunes normally
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MD
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so i tried following the tutorial for transferring music from my old computer to my new computer (both of them PC's) and i got as far as the "copy itunes folder into ipod then connect to new computer"
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I was able to transfer my iTunes library from my old PC to my new desktop. I'm seeing the entire content in iTunes on the laptop just fine. Home sharing is enabled & the laptop has been authorized. Two problems remain.
1. I just downloaded 7 new tunes from iTunes store (on the laptop) but they aren't appearing on either PC or laptop when I search my library on them. Why ?
2. I have over 4000 tunes in my library but only about half are selected (i.e. checked) for sync'ing onto my iPod. But when I transferred the entire library to my laptop, everything is checked. I haven't connected my iPod to the lap top because I don't want everything transferred to it. Is there a way to sync the laptop with the PC so that the checked content is identical on both machines ?
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Ok, I've determined that the the songs that I transferred from my PC were actually part of my shared library. There's always only been one computer in the house so sharing was never an issue. As I indicated above, I'm going to deactivate my old PC once I get all this settled. So maybe a better description of my issue is this:
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What is the best method for moving iTune Libraries from Old to New Computer

Hello,
Thanks in advance for any assistance you may offer.
My Sony Vaio Desktop recently died and untimely death, so I just purchased an HP Notebook. I was trying to wait out the release of the possible update of the Macbook line. However the old computer didn't agree. This HP will tie me over till a new release.
I've been doing weekly backups for over 3 years with a backup drive from Western Digital. At this point I just want to transfer my music in iTunes and applications from the App store that are loaded on to my iPod Touch into the new computer and then reauthorize and sync.
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