Using itunes on two computers -- my Desktop and my Laptop

I would like to be able to copy the content of my iTunes Library to my Laptop and then be able to play music while away from my Desktop. Exporting / Importing doesn't seem to do this -- all I get is a small XML file.
I must be doing something wrong.
Suggestions?
Steve

Probably the most straightforward way to get iTunes onto your new computer is to network it and the original one and copy over your iTunes folder. This works fine if you have been using iTunes to completely manage your music and all your songs are in iTunes Music not in different folders.
Copying the whole folder brings with it the iTunes Music folder and also the iTunes Library (iTunes Library.itl in Windows) database file which holds all the information about your songs (Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, Last Played, Date Added, etc). You'll get more information including the Folder/File structure in this article: What are the iTunes library files?
On the PC you'll find the iTunes folder in: \Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\My Music\ copy the iTunes folder to the same location on the second computer. When you open iTunes on the second computer it will be the same as on the original one Songs, Playlists, Play Counts, Ratings etc. When I moved iTunes a while ago for my daughter I was also using the same version of iTunes, not sure how important that is but it's probably worth keeping them the same.

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as far as i'm aware (but i'm not up-to-date on research on this topic at the moment), there isn't an automatic way of keeping the two libraries aligned. this document might be useful:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93063
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