Can't authorize songs from older account

I reinstalled windows, and managed to successfully deauthorise/authorize. But only those songs purchased under my current username have been authorized - songs which I bought longer ago using the old username remain blocked, and I can't authorise them using that password as the account no longer exists. If I use the current username and password, it tells me that authorisation was successful but will still not play the songs, asking me for authorisation again. What to do?

If the AOL account you use for the iTunes Store has expired or was canceled, you won't be able to authorize your computer until you convert your account from AOL to Apple ID. To do this, just attempt to sign in to the iTunes Store three (3) times using your AOL screen name and password.
After the third sign-in attempt, the iTunes Store will ask if you would like to transition your account to an Apple ID. Click Convert and follow the onscreen instructions.

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