Do I De-Authorize my PC before Burning a backup CD or after

Ok I need to reformat my PC will I loose all my Music Store Money
I need to reformat my PC.
But I don't want to loose all my money in music store.
I will Burn a CD with all my current music to back it up
do I have to De-Authorize the PC before the CD back up or After the CD back up.
Obviousy I want to put the music I bought back onto the same PC after the reformat.

Answered in your duplicate post.

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Tigon's already got you covered here. But I'll chime in with some English localisation advice.
There's a couple of ways to get through to the authorisation controls in the 11.0.x versions.
The control is still in the Store menu, but first (if you're using iTunes versions 11.0.x) you might need to bring up the menu bar to see the Store menu.
If you're using 11.0.x, click on the wee boxy icon up in the top-left corner of your iTunes to see the "Show Menu Bar" control, as per the following screenshot:
Then you'll find the control in the Store menu:
Alternatively, if you don't want to bring up the menu bar, it's still possible to get into the authorise controls via nested menus accessible from the wee boxy icon. Here's a screenshot of where to find them:

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