HT1420 Can Not Authorize a new computer on iTunes

Hi all,
I have de-authorized two of the possible five devices on iTunes. I am attampting to authorize a Dell Laptop computer, but it keeps telling me that I must deauthorize another device. I have exited the program and re-opened it, but it made no difference. Likewise, I've rebooted the system but still no change. Any ideas??
eugene222

Open iTunes...
If you're using iTunes 11 click on the box icon in the top-left corner to see the " Show Menu Bar "
and from the Menu Bar select Store...
From the Store menu, choose Authorize This Computer.
When prompted, enter your Apple ID and password, then click Authorize.
See Here for full details... About authorization and deauthorization

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