Where does iTunes store iPod Settings?

Question

For podcasts, I can set when to check for new episodes, rules that determine which episodes to download, and rules to determine which episodes to keep.  Where are these rules stored?  I am wondering if they will be migrated along with the iTunes user's profile folder when I migrate from one computer to another.
I tried to search for clue as to where the podcast settings are stored by looking at likely files with a text editor.  Unfortunately, I can only look at text files with this approach.  I found and checked the following files (none of them seem to contain Podcast Settings):
c:/Documents and Settings/USER/My Documents/My Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml
   Lots of decipherable detail here, but nothing corresponding to the iPod Settings I mentioned
c:/Documents and Settings/USER/Application Data/Apple Computer/iTunes/iTunesPrefs.xml
   A indecipherable whack of text that seems to be used to encode binary information
c:/Documents and Settings/USER/Local Settings/Application Data/Apple Computer/iTunes/iTunesPrefs.xml
   A indecipherable whack of text, different from the one above   Other files in this directory which don't contain Podcast Settings:
iPodDevices.xml
goog-phish-shavar.{dat,db}

Answer 1

Look in the folder Library/iTunes/iPod Software Updates of the item in the Finder's sidebar with the house icon.
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