Changed .Mac Account and Purchased Songs No Longer Available

I purchased over 100+ songs from the iTunes store on a Windows machine. After purchasing a new PB and a .Mac account and configuring the account with a new .Mac address, I can no longer play any of the songs I purchased. I receive an error messaage "This computer is not authroized to play XXX. Would you like to authorize it?"
The prompt for the Apple ID login defaults to my old account, not the new .Mac account. If I use the old credentials, I receive an error that the account does not exist (?!?!). Using the new .Mac account particulars does not resolve the issue.
I emailed Apple Support over a wek ago, yet have not received any reply.
Any response, clue, explanation would be greatly appreciated!
Dreading he is out a few hundred bucks,
Scott

THeres really no tellin what happened, could of been windows restored itself, antivirus interfering with itunes ect ect
What you need to do is go here and follow steps for searching your system for purchased songs http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301749
If you can't find it you need to go here, overlook the page and contact the music store where it says to http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/lostmusic/

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