HT1420 De-Authorising a second hand computer

Bought a Second hand computer, But this computer is Authorised and i can't de-authorise it because i dont possess the accounts details. Is there any other possible way to De-Authorise it?

Hi Sarah,
... This one still will not let me authorize my account and tells me I need to deauthorize.
Just to be clear, are you just seeing the option to "Deauthorize Audible Account..." in iTunes' Advanced menu? That's normal, even if neither one of you ever had an Audible account. Just ignore the fact that the Advanced menu offers that option.
If on the other hand you are attempting to authorize your Audible account, but iTunes won't let you because the seller's Audible account must be deauthorized first, that's a different matter. Post a new question with that subject. I think I have an answer for you, but if it doesn't work, then someone else may have one that does.

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