HT1420 I am trying to authorise my computer using my Apple id.

I am being told to go to the itunes Store>authorise computer but there IS NO authorise computer? No advanced tab...

You are looking at the drop-down menus at the top of your computer's iTunes ? This screenshot is from a Mac, but a PC should be similar :

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You cannot buy anything from the iTunes Store until you authorize the computer. Are you unable to authorize it? If so see the following:
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You are looking at the Store drop-down menu ? If you are using a PC with iTunes 11 and the menus aren't showing then control-B should get them to show. If you are using a Mac then it should be at the top of your Mac's screen.

HT1420 When I tried to authorize my computer and I open itunes and go to the "store" menu I can't find "authorize my computer".

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HT1420 how do I de- authorise a computer that no longer works or exists??

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I'm not sure if this affects Home Sharing or not, but if you have systems that are authorised with an account that no longer exist then you can go to iTunes > iTunes Store > Your account and in there is a way to deauthorise computers from the account side.
Be aware that you can only deauthorise all your systems once ever 6 month (It think it's 6 months).
EDIT : From http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
"In order to enable Home Sharing, Automatic Downloads, or downloading of past purchases, your computer must be authorized for use with your Apple ID."
… so deauthorising your computer will remove them from Home Sharing as well.
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HT1420 i need to de-authorise a computer for itunes but the computer is no longer working and the other computers which have be authorised have also been thrown away. How can I manage this problem?

i have previously had computers authorised for itunes but all have been thrown away or are now so broken that they do not even turn on! Please can someone tell me how I can de-authourise them and authorise at least 1 new computer? I have lost alot of music etc from CD's but I'd at least like to be able to get back what I bought from itunes.
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Follow the instructions in the article from which the question was posted to Deauthorize ALL computer then authorize the one's that you actually have/use.

HT1420 I am trying to authorise my computer using my Apple id.

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