"Computer not authorized to play songs" can not sync to Ipod

Ok i have over 100 purchased songs that i want to sync to my iPod, only problem is it is telling me that i am not authorized. However I can listen to them in Itunes with no problem. Any Ideas? thanks

First, have you added them to the itunes library? Second have you authorized the computer through itunes? To do this open itunes, click on store and click on authorize computer.

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Hello Sesquipedelianne,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you upgraded to the latest version of iTunes? This error message was common for people who were just upgrading to version 9, but it was resolved as of 9.1.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3258
Otherwise, if that is not the case, you might find a few more possible solutions in this older thread.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2321090&tstart=0
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