Transferring iTunes from One Computer to Another

I have a laptop (Thinkpad, Windows 2000) issued through work that has my iTunes program and all my songs loaded onto it. I'm leaving this current job and have to turn in my laptop. I understand how to transfer all my songs to removable media, I've already done that. My main question is: how do I load the iTunes program itself onto the new computer? Do I have to re-download the iTunes CD I received with the iPod purchase 2 years ago; or, do I have to go the Apple website and download the iTunes program from there? I assume once I do that I can then re-load the music onto my new computer. Please advise. Thanks! AK

Alison,
Download the iTunes program from the Apple site and install it on the new PC. Then copy the music files to the same exact spot they were in the old PC. If you have also made a copy of the 'iTunes Library.itl' file (found in the 'iTunes' folder), copy that file in place of the one just created by the new iTunes.
You complete Library will be 'cloned' from on PC to the other: playlists, ratings, and other attributes.
If you have not made a copy of the original ITL file on your current PC, do so now.

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