HOW CAN I DEAUTHORISE A COMPUTER WHICH IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL?

In another archived response to this question on Jan 14, 2013,, AnaMusic wrote:
"If you no longer have, or access to, the computer(s) you want to deauthorise,  Log in to iTunes,  go to "view your account info" on the itunes store, deauthorise all five, (Please Note: this can only be done Once every 12 months)  and then re-authorize your current Computer(s) one at a time."
When I log into iTunes, there is no link for "View your account info."  The closest thing I can find to that is under QuickLinks, simply "Account".  This brings me to a new window "Account Information."  But, there is no link whatsoever for authorizing or de-authorizing anything.  It tells me that one computer is authorized, with no option for editing that info. 
I use iMac, Mountain Lion 10.8.3.  Recently, I had to replace my hard drive, which was using Tiger.  I was not told whether the old hard drive was deauthorized, but I would presume that this is done.  I had music purchased from iTunes on the old hard drive, as well as some money in my account, both of which were not carried forward for some reason.

You need to use the Store drop-down menu at the top of iTunes, not the iTunes store home page - there should be View My Apple ID option on that drop-down menu

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