Transferring my current iTunes library onto another computer

How exactly do I transfer my current iTunes library (a 4gb file) onto another computer, my new computer, without using a USB drive of which I do not have?

Well, the article did mention that I either needed to copy the iTunes library to CD or DVD or I could somehow put it on to my iPod by enabling disk use (a very long process) am I required to download iTunes 7 on my old computer in order to do this and if I do download it, will it automatically transfer all my music and playlists aswell?

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