Transfer music from PC to Mac using data disks or external drive?

I have my iPhone synced with my office computer (a PC running XP Pro) and originally had my iPad synced with the same PC computer.
But now I synced my iPad with my Macbook pro at home.
Is there anyway to transfer the music and playlists via data disks (or external drive) from the office PC to the home Macbook?
If so, can you please tell me very slowly how to do that. What do I need to transfer and what is the file called, etc... I'm not very familiar with PCs (I'm more of a Mac person).
Thanks in advance,
Anne

Open iTunes and go to Store>Authorise Computer or play a purchased song in iTunes. If the computer has not yet been authorised, iTunes asks you to enter the Apple ID and password you used to purchase the song:
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