HT1420 'computer not authorised to play this song' however when I put in the new ID & password - it says it is authorised - I can get no further.

Any one that can help?
CD was raised in 2008 on a different computer, tried to reload it tonight - all I get is 'this computer is not authorised to play this song'. It gives you the option to change the out of date ID name and password to my new one - fine, it comes up 'this computer is already authorised to play this song' - then when I try to play the song again it goes back to the 1st message. A circle with no way out!!!

Hello sarahhudds,
The following article details a number of steps that an help break the 'authorization loop.'
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389
Cheers,
Allen

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
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