Have to authorize computer

Like the title says itunes says I have to authorize my computer to download the purchased music to my wifes I pod. I put all my info and password in and it says I have 3 computers authorized and I hit ok and it brings up the same window again asking me to authorize the computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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Press the Alt and S keys and choose Authorize this Computer.
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TS1389 when i hit store in the menu bar as shown it does not have an authorize this computer option. how am i supposed to authorize my mac?

it doesn't have a authorize this computer option.

You have an up-to-date version of iTunes installed on your computer, and what options do you see on the Store menu ? You should see something like :

Hello, i already have an itunes account on my ipod and now im trying to download it on my computer after i did, i was trying to listen/download to a song and it said that i must authorize mmy computer, i have windows 8 computer and i think it is different

hello, i already have an itunes account on my ipod and now im trying to download it on my computer after i did, i was trying to listen/download to a song and it said that i must authorize mmy computer, i have windows 8 computer and i think it is different. please help me because i have looked this question up before and i couldnt do it.

If you are asking how to authorise your iTunes account on that computer, then you do so via the Store drop-down menu at the top of iTunes (pressing Alt-S should get the Store menu to appear) - this screenshot is from a Mac, but it should be fairly similar on windows 8 :

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My ITunes account is wanting me to authorize my computer that is already on the list of devices. My device count says 4, and I understand iPhone are not counted against your totals, so I really only have three devices authorized that I know of. Now this computer is a Windows 8.1, I have a second hard drive in it for extra storage, and that may be part of the problem? Well the real problem is windows 8.1 is total trash... But I have a lot of music on it I want to get into my ITunes library before I trash tis dell desktop, because it has lost all sound, and will not play anything, and not even the geeks at best buy can fix it.. Can anyone give me some simple advice if their is such a thing.. I am worn out reading articles on win 8 that get me no where, and Microsoft tech support has no idea what is going on down at their office, or have no idea what customer service is either.
Basically I have 4 devices on my account, one being a iPhone, and this machine in question is already on the list of devices. Yet it says I am at my limit of 5, but is only showing 4? Dose that make sense to anyone?
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Perhaps you've lost track of an authorization at some point. Deauthorize all then authorize the computers that you use with your account. See Deauthorize your computer using iTunes and iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases if there are further problems.
See this migrate iTunes library post for suggestions on moving your library to a new computer or archiving it before you restore the one that you have.
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I'm having the same problem on my new iMac. First it tells me it's not authorized to play the songs, then when I enter my password, it tells me it's already authorized, but still won't play them. I tried deleting a song and going to the store to redownload it and got charged for it! I've got hundreds of songs, so that's not going to be an option.
In addition, I have quite a few songs from a very old Apple ID, one I forgot I even had, I have no idea what the password was and no way to have the system send me a new password because I no longer have access to that email account.
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Authorization
iTunes Store- Authorize or deauthorize your Mac or PC.
In iTunes you use the Authorize This Computer or De-authorize This Computer option under the Store menu in iTunes' menubar. For Windows use the ALT-S keys to access it. Or turn on Windows 7 and 8 iTunes menus: iTunes- Turning on iTunes menus in Windows 8 and 7.

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I am trying to authorize my laptop for itunes but have been unable, I only have one other computer authorized.

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:
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