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Preparing computer for Windows 7 installation

I'm about to install Windows 7 over my old and main PC.  I want to know how I can handle the transfer of all my iTunes and apps etc.  Should I take a backup of my iTunes or even deauthorise my computer for iTues and assume that my apps will transfer from the iphone to the new iTunes once I format my HD and install Windows 7?
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Take a backup of your iTunes, and also use the "Windows Easy Transfer" from the Windows 7 disk (or download) and an external hard drive, to transfer all the relevant information from your current profile to your new profile once you've installed Windows 7.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-easy-transfer

Of course, I would recommend taking a backup of your hard drive before you start too!
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it is recommended that you deauthorize the computer from itunes.. you neglected to say what o/s you want to upgrade from.
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btdownloads, yes I was going to wipe my pc anyway and just the word "upgrade" when in fact it is a full install over Windows XP.
If I dont want to use the easy transfer wizard and want to manually transfer my itunes library, where are the files located?
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