Will I be able to access my home sharing from my laptop if desktop is in storage for a few months ?

My desktop will not update iTunes. Running WinXP.  Enabled home sharing and all is well on my laptop (Win7).  I'm relocating out of state. Staying with family until I get on my feet for a few months. Desktop will be in storage.  Will I still be able to  access my  purchased music on my laptop although my desktop is boxed up somewhere else? I was able to transfer CD installed music to laptop thru a flash drive.

Hi Finewhitesugar,
I apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the exact nature of your question. Home Sharing allows you to both stream and transfer music between computers, as noted in the article below. You should be able to play any music that you transferred from your desktop to your laptop prior to storing it, but would not be able to stream anything while the desktop is off and in storage.
Understanding Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3819
Other options would include redownloading any previous purchases directly from the iTunes Store to your laptop and/or using iTunes Match. You may find the following articles helpful:
Download past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Apple - iTunes Match
https://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/
Regards,
- Brenden

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