De authorizing old pc

i had itunes installed on my system. due to some problem i had to reinstall os but i could not de authorize before installing. Now its my last pc allowed (5 out of 5). how to de authorize all old system and keep only recent one. plz guide

Use the Deauthorize All command documented in this article, and then reauthorize individual computers as needed.
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    roadglider48 wrote:
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