Authorizing Songs for an Apple Account that is no longer recognized
I have many songs that I've purchased from iTunes that are no longer allowed to play because the user is not authorized by my computer. I am the user but the account is one that expired about three years ago due to my moving and other life-changing events.
How do I authorize songs in iTunes that that I purchased through an Account Name that no longer exists in iTunes or on .Mac?
I'll join you in being stuck here.
In a period of three months, I have purchased two new MBP laptops, moved (losing my cable modem ISP and email address, which was my old Apple ID), and Apple launched MobileMe.
Somewhere in the middle of all that, probably with the MobileMe launch, I changed my Apple ID to my .Mac email address.
Now my 1,000+ purchased tunes cannot be authorized on one of the new computers, since they are locked to my OLD and now defunct Apple ID.
Apple's web site won't let me changed my Apple ID on the "My Info" page:
*You cannot change this Apple ID*
*because it is tied to a MobileMe account*
*and/or an iChat ID. To create a new*
*Apple ID, please click here.*
Catch 22 here we are... If you see a reply to this thread without the "1" on the end of my name, that'll mean I have my old account back!
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