Authorization and deauthorization problems from Migration Assistant?

I purchased a new MacBook Pro and used Migration Assistant to transfer everything from my old powerbook G4 running 10.4.6. The transfer was super smooth and everything is in its place. The only problem I'm having is with authorization and deauthorization and both computers.
My new computer prompts me for my login and password every time I click on a song I purchased in iTunes. It then proceeds to tell me that this computer has been been authorized and that 2 of 5 computers are currently authorized. The problem is when the authorization process is finished the song never plays so I click on it again and I get the same prompt for authorizing the computer again. It is the quintissential infinte loop and it happens on any song that I click on.
Problem two is deauthorization on the old computer. It is a reverse of the problem above. I go to deauthorize the computer and get the same prompt. I put in my log and pass and then I'm told that the computer has been deauthorized. The problem is that when I go to click on a song I purchased it still plays when it should not because the computer has been deauthorized.
My only guess is that something happened in the process of using migration assisant. I've tried throwing out the iTunes prefs but that doesnt work. I'd greatly appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance.
MacBook Pro 2Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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I just bought a mac and I used the migration assistant so I could have all my files, but I got my account from Snow Leopard and now I don't have Lion anymore?

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Are you absolutely sure that your new Mac had Lion installed? If so, are you now absolutely sure you are running Snow Leopard? What does About This Mac under the Apple icon in the menu say about what system you are running.
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HT4889 Problems with migration assistant from 2010 MBP to Retina Display MBP using ethernet

I am trying to use migration assistant from my 2010 MBP to my Retina Display MBP using ethernet (with thunderbolt adapter) however it can not find the computer. It only finds it over wifi. I have updated all my software on monutain lion. Can anyone help?

I know I am not answering your question but I would try to use FW800.
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Last try: have you managed to use migration assistant "both ways" ? I mean you can manage to use it from each of the 2 connected Macs.

Serious problem after migration assistant - any ideas?

Hi folks-
I bought an iMac this weekend and for various reasons did not configure with data from my MacBook Pro when I first turned it on, but waited until two nights ago to use Migration Assistant to transfer all but users.
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I'd think it was a video card issue, but there are too many incongruous symptoms. If I could at least start up from the OS disk again I could get my data off... Any ideas, diagnoses or suggestions would be much appreciated.
With gratitude and blessings.

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Yes, just wait it out. There is another thread that suggests changing some of the settings, but if you wait it out, it eventually works for most people. I had the same problem, left it sitting there, and the next morning it had finished up and had continued on.
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Set up your MBP without doing the migration assistant when prompted. Download all software updates. Reboot. THEN go to the applications folder, in the utilities file find Migration Assistant, and run it from there.

Problems w/ Migration Assistant

I just got my new MacBook Pro in the mail and foolishly launched into it without doing much reading up... I used Migration Assistant to move everything from my Powerbook G4 over to my new MacBook Pro. The transfer got to the "about 2 minutes" remaining point and then more or less froze. After about a half an hour I unplugged the firewire cable and the computer sprang back to life (after a warning about disconnecting a drive), and asked me to set up a user account etc.
Now I have 2 admin user accounts on my computer, the one from my old Powerbook and the one that the setup assistant had me create. My other problem is that I had Migration Assistant transfer all of my programs, including ones that don't run on my new intel computer and others that I don't really need any more.
My question is; 1) can I delete one of the user accounts and then delete the individual programs one by one, or 2) Since it is a new computer and all of the stuff on it is also on my old computer can I just some how wipe out the hardrive on the new computer and transfer the stuff again, this time being ore judicious about what I transfer?
Thanks...
15in Powerbook G4 & now a MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi jvancil,
Sorry to hear about your problem.
You can use either option (i.e. deleting the second account or erasing the drive and re-installing OS X, then using Setup Assistant/Migration Manager again).
-mj
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