Computer Authorization - old email account

Hi
I bought songs with an old apple id (email) and I don't remember the password so I can't authorize the songs to play on my new computer. If I try to reset the password it wants to send the new password to the old account which I no longer have. I tried to reset the password by answering personal questions however I must not have setup those questions in my old account because when it asked for my birthday and I typed it in Apple said it didn't matech.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks
Joe

I've got this problem too. I've got an album I like that I purchased with my univeristy email back in 2007, but I'm using a different email now and the university email has been deactivated. I went through the password recovery process page, but I don't know whether or not my university will forward the password email. I haven't gotten anything yet.. :\ Disappointing.

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