HT204406 Hi! i purchased itunes match a while ago and everything was going fine until i found out that my girlfriend had signed intp her itunes on my mac account. now when i try to turn itunes match on it says This computer is already associated with an A

anyone any ideas?

I'm having the exact same problem and I am the only person who has ever been logged on to this computer to use iTunes Match.  Only my wife also uses this computer, and she has never used or signed up for Match. 
Interestingly, I have the same number of days listed on my error, 82 days.
Obviously, Apple has screwed up somewhere.  I've put a help request in.  If we cannot find a solution, we'll have to let everybody know that Match is a ripoff and that all should avoid this fraud like the plague...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs

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