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Apple to Windows...Questions

Currently running a 24" iMac bought new in 2008 and I've recorded a ton of LPs to .aiff files via Audacity which now reside in iTunes. Due to financial setbacks/major life changes I doubt very much that this computer system will be replaced with another Mac when it eventually fails. How seamlessly can I expect the transfer and utilization of these music files to be going to, say, a $600 (new) Windows machine? Currently I'm using a fairly basic wireless setup for music consisting of computer>Airport Extreme>Airport Express>stereo receiver/speakers in which iTunes is controlled by the "Remote" app on my cell phone. The info I've encountered via Google search thus far hasn't been fully explanatory...Any input/advice here would be welcome.
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altbrewer
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The current version of Windows Media Player will play AIFF files, but I don't know if there is a remote app for WMP to use on a cell phone.

The most important thing for making the transition will be for your audio files to be on a medium that can be read by Windows - not the standard Macintosh file format. I suggest backing up your audio files on DVD or on an external drive that has been formatted in a Windows compatible format. The Mac can format a drive as MSDOS(FAT) or ExFAT using Disk Utility, and you will be able to save files to a disk formatted this way.
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