2 Windows User Accounts, 2 iTunes Libraries

I have iTunes set up on one of the user accounts, but when I logged into the other Windows user account and bought music, I could not sync it to my iPod.
Is there any way to transfer those songs to the other library, or am I gonna have to shell out another 10 bucks for songs I already bought? Any help would be killer.

Hi, Super Jakelio!
Have a look at this article in the Apple Knowledge Base and let us know if it answers your question.

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