Using previous music libraries

This is related to another thread I posted. I am trying to restore my previous music collection, which I thought got deleted off my ipod. So I went into my "previous itunes libraries" folder and tried opening what looks like my old music library before it got erased. But it just opens up the "new" library that I've been compiling since the old one got wiped out. Why doesn't it open the old library? I.e. why is it opening the new one instead, which I don't really want?

Your library will ONLY be where you put it.
Did you fail to maintain a backup copy?
If so, not good, then you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
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