Migrating to a new computer

Hi,
This is a simple question, but some rudimentary searching has not given me a definitive answer:
I am moving from the UK to Asia. I am leaving my current laptop, with iTunes 8.2.0.23, in England and will buy a new computer when I arrive, onto which I will install iTunes afresh. I don't have a DVD/CD burner, but I am taking a large external hard drive with all my data, along with my iPod Classic (30Gb). I have backed up my iTunes library (the entire folder kept in My Music) to the external hard drive. When I start using my new computer will I simply be able to copy this iTunes library to the new computer and be able to use my iPod with it? Or is there some form of copy-protection that will prevent my back-up being used on a new computer?
I will be migrating from and to a Windows XP system.
99% of my music is from CD import (I obviously don't want to carry hundreds of CDs around the world); the rest is downloads from iTunes store. My great fear is that I will get the new computer and find that I can no longer access all my music.
Thanks for any help
Jon

Welcome to AD!
When you start itunes on the new PC. press and hold the shift key. Browse to the exHD copy of iTunesLibrary.itl, and everything should be there.
Here is a good article on moving iTunes to a new PC.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive
You'll have to authorize the new PC. I assume that will work even though you've moved, but I don't think you are supposed to buy any new UK content while outside of the UK.

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