Almost out of computer authorizations

My hard drive has gone down three times since I started using iTunes several years ago. I have always been able to recover the data and a tech company has replaced my hard drive, but with the latest incident I am told that I have authorized 4 of 5 possible computers.
Do I lose all my music rights after the next time? How can I avoid losing the rights to the music I purchased?
custom Windows XP

No, you won't lose the rights to your purchases. You need to get you authorizations sorted out as you obviously have one system using multiple authorizations. This link should help.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93014

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hello I enclose a screenshot of my memory
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1.- search for the folder where all your music purchased is located
2.- if you have an ipod do this:
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